Quote Originally Posted by Montmorency View Post
Nowadays it might make more sense to buy slightly-outdated high-end laptop models used, though that market is probably slim in Eastern Europe. I see one can reliably get 4090 Zephyrus laptops for $2000 or a little more in the US (although a new HP 5090 laptop was recently on sale for as little as $2000 as well). Though, it's crazy to think, but a mobile-ized 5090 (apparently 5080 silicon) performs well below the level of a desktop 5070. I've finally upgraded from a Skyrim-worthy build to a 5070 Ti, which I was lucky enough to find for base price, and it's nice to have the peace of mind to immediately load up the latest games at high settings again. Or maybe the ITX people are right and the best of all is a desktop build in a briefcase-sized compartment...
You're not wrong, particularly with the economics of graphics cards nowadays and the sky-high prices of computers / laptops (well, sky-high of just about anything), it's actually a good deal to try and find a <1 year used laptop. Depreciation does not impact just cars and other expensive things, it also impacts high-end computers of all types, so a solid used high-end model is a strong way to go particularly if you're not willing to spend that much money on a brand new model.

Remember I posted that I want to get an ultra high end model, but I'm rethinking it, because it does not make much sense to me since most of the games I play are older generation.