Hey everyone,

I could really use some honest advice from people who’ve been using gaming laptops for a while.

I bought my first gaming laptop around 5 months ago, and sadly, it completely died while I was playing a game.

It froze, made a loud buzzing sound, showed a blue-screen error related to "Kernel Mode Trap", and then never turned back on properly.

I tried everything:

• power resets,
• reseating RAM and SSD, etc.

but it turned out to be a hardware fault on the board. Soldering BGA problem on cpu. Basically, it’s gone. I have decided never to purchase Lenovo Legion laptops ever again after this incident.

I’m now planning to buy another one, but this time I really want something reliable (no lenovo)

not something that gives up in a few months. I’m fine with any brand, except for Lenovo, as long as it’s solidly built and spare parts (like battery and fans) are easy to find. It must be reliable from hardware perspective

I’m mainly looking for a laptop that can handle gaming smoothly (titles like RDR2, Valhalla, and future title GTA 6) but also won’t have hardware issues down the road. I play games on 1080p with medium to high graphics at 60fps.

Desktop is not an option for me!

So I’d love to hear from you guys:

1) Which gaming laptop have you personally used the longest without problems?

2) How’s it holding up in terms of performance and temps?

3) Any models you’d recommend (or avoid) based on real use? (I do not want lenovo. I despise them after how my legion laptop died so prematurely even after taking good care of it!)

Thanks in advance to anyone who replies.

I just want to make sure my next laptop lasts this time.