NOVEMBER 2019 • TECH ADVISOR 51GAMING SPECIALlaunching programs and opening and saving files. It
won’t make your games run faster, although it may
reduce any loading times between levels, and they
should start up faster.
Nevertheless, an SSD is always recommended, with
the option of a second capacious hard disk to store
your games. Remember that modern games take up
a lot of space so get as much storage as you can.Audio quality
Some gamers like to use headphones or headsets
(see page 92), especially in multiplayer games, but if
you don’t anticipate spending your time donning ear
defenders you should still find that modern gaming
laptops run quieter today. Which means you may get
to appreciate the built-in stereo speakers.A laptop’s
audio quality
is an important
consideration for
a gaming systemNOVEMBER 2019 • TECH ADVISOR 51GAMING SPECIALlaunching programs and opening and saving files. It
won’t make your games run faster, although it may
reduce any loading times between levels, and they
should start up faster.
Nevertheless, an SSD is always recommended, with
the option of a second capacious hard disk to store
yourgames.Rememberthatmoderngamestakeup
alot of space so get as much storage as you can.Audio quality
Some gamers like to use headphones or headsets
(see page 92), especially in multiplayer games, but if
you don’t anticipate spending your time donning ear
defenders you should still find that modern gaming
laptopsrunquietertoday.Whichmeansyoumay get
toappreciate the built-in stereo speakers.A laptop’s
audio quality
is an important
consideration for
a gaming system