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The Dodgy "RTX 5090" Laptop Situation (feat. Jarrod's Tech)

The Dodgy "RTX 5090" Laptop Situation (feat. Jarrod's Tech)

Update: 2025-06-19
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Episode 75: Jarrod from Jarrod's Tech joins us to talk about gaming laptops. We discuss the situation with horrible laptop GPU names, poor VRAM configurations, absurd pricing for higher tier models and whether gaming laptops actually make sense to begin with.


JARROD'S TECH

Check out Jarrod's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jarrodstech

Check out Jarrod's website: https://gaminglaptop.deals/


CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:32 - VRAM on Laptops

06:25 - RTX 5090 Laptop vs Desktop

18:22 - Absurd Laptop Pricing

30:37 - Do Gaming Laptops Make Sense?

38:43 - Laptop Displays


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The Dodgy "RTX 5090" Laptop Situation (feat. Jarrod's Tech)

The Dodgy "RTX 5090" Laptop Situation (feat. Jarrod's Tech)