How big of a data suck is this game

It'll use more than you think it should if you're on data regularly, but I can't imagine it using anything near to that.

@slidecage said:
whats nuts is i was looking at this

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-512gb-ssd-natural-silver/6587788.p?skuId=6587788

it seems powerful but the worker said you will NOT be able to play steam games on it

guess the only thing will be is using the tablet i got and restart

That just means triple AAA games. like COD, Baldur's Gate III. anything that requires a high end GPU. MPQ is lightweight in that sense. and high bandwidth usually just means its sync art files etc... that part can be slow especially over mobile (i.e,. if I have to switch from tablet to phone, the first reload is slow especially the phone is several updates behind)

@slidecage said:
not that good with pc set up how about this one

https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/7091493/HP-17-cp2134od-Laptop-173-Screen/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=sag?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=&mediacampaignid=&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&msclkid=557ebf5fadc613eef9ebd81832ad900f&utm_term=2325192215033739&utm_content=C&A Cart Abandoners&gclid=557ebf5fadc613eef9ebd81832ad900f&gclsrc=3p.ds

or would you spend the extra what 120 and stick with best buy since office is a ryzen 3 while best buy is a ryzen5

that office depot is tempting with 4 year warranty under 330 think best buy is close to 600 with warranty

best buy said you couldnt download it due to some S Feature that makes it hard to download stuff ??

Honestly, The first thing you should do is format the hard drive and reinstall from scratch. Personally, I would advise you away from the warranty. (but it is a legitimate valid serivice, and fyi business buy service contracts on their pcs as well) If you do get a warranty only do it for max 2years. I can assure you with 100 confidence that in 2 years, which ever laptop you purchase will be ewaste compared to the 2 years in the future equivalent.

When you see "AI" features, it just means "local" processing vs needs internet access. In real world terms, it means your apps can do all the fancy object detection, language models type next gen stuff without having to goto the cloud. Simply put, imagine all the apps on your phone/tablet/pc that don't work when the internet goes down. The PCs that have the appropriate AI hardware can do all processing in the AI chip vs having to upload to the cloud and rely on some server farm.

As an alternative consider using a tablet like ipad/surface. The app ecosystem(Apple/MS/Google) is very robust and I would be be surprised if there weren't equivalent/similar apps.

These aren't bad PCs, but its also on the back 1/2 of the technology cycle for that generation. Old for what would be commericially sold, but still fully usable with an OS that receives regular development and security updates. You can reasonably expect software updates for at least 5 years, so its fine for home users.

$399 is a decent price. In Aliexpress terms, (dealing with the manufacturers), you would expect to pay around 275 no monitor or keyboard.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807996075963.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.15.11ed64c9aSmM7N&aem_p4p_detail=20250125061629126691663193040004067143&algo_pvid=fbf7b3c0-5585-4080-a04f-43c4ade46cd7&algo_exp_id=fbf7b3c0-5585-4080-a04f-43c4ade46cd7-7&pdp_ext_f={"order":"-1","eval":"1"}&pdp_npi=4@dis!USD!332.72!226.25!!!2411.00!1639.48!@2103010e17378145889145130e1d77!12000044142027499!sea!US!0!ABX&curPageLogUid=EKi4lBtU5JLV&utparam-url=scene:search|query_from:&search_p4p_id=20250125061629126691663193040004067143_2

While I'm not at all advocating buy this machine or any hardware from Aliexpress, its a good pricing guide for what OEM manufacturers expect. If you look at the hp (amd 7430) vs generic 'nuc (amd 6600), the hp cpu is just 1 manufacturing cycle newer, and next year, the hp specs will be the default specs sold by the OEMs who are essentially using new stock that wasn't sold into laptop manufacturing into special purpose minicomputers.

The real criticism is that the laptop case assembly/construction is gonna be an order of magnitude worse than the workstation/engineering standard laptop. The real test is goto any best buy grab the laptop and flex it/twist it. you'll feel the flex and give on cheap consumer grade hardware, that won't be present in Prosumer or higher grades of retail products. The 2nd knock is the trackpad always glazes away from finger/hand oils. Thats not a big deal when you can buy replacement keyboard/mice. As a comparison, even cheap android phone/tablets use touch on a glass screen. Simply take out any old phone and compare it the touchpad/trackpad on a 3 to 4 year old pc. You'll see the glass interface looks immaculate compared to an old used trackpad. (even macbooks suffer from this issue)

tldr If you need to buy a laptop, then this a resonable purchase that won't become software obsolete for at least 5 years.