If need to have the best of the two worlds —meaning you have speed
for raw processing, or speed for graphics—is to pack in as potent a main
processor or graphics processing unit (GPU) as you can. But when you do
that, it illustrates the interplay of three key factors in laptop
design: cost, power consumption, and thermals.
Higher-powered
CPUs or GPUs on a given platform tend to (1) cost more, (2) require more
electricity when fully engaged, and (3) run hotter when taxed to the
max. That's why buffed-up gaming laptops or high-powered mobile
workstations tend to be thick, heavy, expensive beasts. Their high-end
chips not only cost more, but require more space and weighty thermal
hardware to keep cool.
However, the best of all possible
worlds— which means maximum CPU and graphics power, coupled with maximum
battery life, and packed with a thin, light design—is a ideal goal
which is not practical to reach or have.
But rather, most
of the current laptop designs are always a trade-off of these factors.
It just depends on the practical need of the user.
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