Trying To Game On The Cheapest Computer From Best Buy...
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I bought the cheapest computer I could find at Best Buy, then tried to play some games on it.
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Finally, my laptop performs WAY better than the one in Dawids vid.
are you sure about that? it only plays that way when your gaming and alt tabbed out with the game still running on your computer eating up system power in the background
bruh my laptop from 2008 is way better than this, and the only thing better from this laptop is battery life and usb 3.0
@@dosgaming9715 so you love this thing over your old 2008 laptop gotcha lol
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Lol except it's not really a laptop so that doesn't say much. I feel your pain though and cool video nonetheless.
"I was always under the impression that 11 inches was huge, but..." Oh boy
Oof
That’s what she said
Hahaha!!
@@DawidDoesTechStuff 11 inches is pretty huge for some things.....a laptop not so much
My tablet is 10 inch and if I compare it with my mom's laptop it feels too small.
3:47 "It has a kensington lock" You know, just in case someone would want to steal Best Buy's second slowest computer
i'm kinda impressed half-life 2 ran that poorly, i used to play that game on a very old pc that had an intel atom 1.4 GHz single core and the gpu was... an intel chipset family and half-life 2 ran at about the same framerate but it wasn't a stuttery mess it was actually pretty playable
The amount of hardware not in a Chromebook that is standard for a PC motherboard that has to be then emulated through the ChromeOS is likely taking about 60% of the system resources.
@@zedorda1337 like what kind of stuff? Genuine question as I’m pretty new to computers & assumed a software couldn’t replicate a physical thing integrated into a computer but that’s really interesting that it can
@@zedorda1337 like what kind of stuff? Genuine question as I’m pretty new to computers & assumed a software couldn’t replicate a physical thing integrated into a computer but that’s really interesting that it can
20 years ago this would be considered alien technology. Now it's considered trash.
Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Profiles of the Future (revised edition, 1973) Even magic will become obsolete eventually.
Chromebooks were not around then. They have always been very low end.
If someone says it's not that bad, gonna remind you this is Chromebook
I think 20 year old laptops would not be far off this.
@@kidShibuya with software of their time they are probably faster
While it is impressive that sub-$200 computers can output 3D graphics, I feel terrible for the children attempting to actually game on these things. At this point, most phones will offer a less Mesotheliomic gaming experience by now.
my 3yo android can run fortnite better than this thing probably
The sad thing is, even WITH the absolute shitfest of a current hardware market, for $200 you can build a used-hardware PC that easily outperforms this and plays actual games.
Lame review. Guy finds cheapest laptop and then games using service that costs $10 monthly plus you need to buy games somewhere. Unlikely someone with budget this limited would pay for all of this, plus external display as recommended in the video. I was really hoping to see some retro games or emulation on this machine.
@@aleksazunjic9672 Snake cand cool math games are enugh honestly
I have that n3350 one and sometimes I play old version csgo on it 😂😭
Many years ago, when I was just a lad, I bought a chromebook for gaming (I was not the smartest lol, it was awful) Now I actually use an acer laptop, an aspire 5 with an mx250 in it, and I love it. Acer in particular has definitely upped their game in recent years! But a chromebook is still just a chromebook, no matter the brand, it really is meant just for internet browsing. HOWEVER, this new cloud gaming thing amazes me, the fact you can play heavy games on a weak computer is nuts.
i use the acer predator, an acer laptop made for gaming and i can assure you that acer laptops have been competitive in the gaming race
@@evan4437 that’s overpriced~!! *sarcasam* i mean it is im broke /e cry
@@nostalgischeherinneringen dont cry
Its only a matter of couple of years before game streaming = Cloud gaming will become the new netflix
Haha. As a school IT person this video took me back to my first time working on a Chromebook. You're awesome man!
Here's a challenge for you ... find a "modern" laptop that CAN'T play Original Doom. 🤣
haha funny how original
Any chrome book after 4 seconds of usage
Original Doom ran on my 486DX2/66 with 4mb ram, yes 4MB of ram. We are talking about 28 years ago now.
Any Acer ...
Acer swift 1 2017 model, i got it and crashes KZhead
"Quite embarrassingly, I've actually never used ChromeOS before" no Dawid, that's not embarrassing, that's called being safe and responsible
Chrome os is the scum of the earth
Haha!! Yeah! Logging into a Chromebook does feel like I'm presenting myself to our corporate overlords. 😂
I would never buy such an awful machine...ChromeOS is cancer
Chromebooks are just expensive paperweights. I mean... an old 486 PC has more use than one of these things.
Chrome books are good for school children. End of list.
Those Linode segues always make me Laugh! Keep being Dawid man, you make my days :)
"walk into a best buy" bro became the internet
“It’s going to be taking my chromebook virginity” Literally 15 seconds later “Oh it’s a different color on the inside!” He knew what he was doing.
didn't even pick up on that.... and i thought i had an eye for dirty jokes
@@morphingtime2000 oh yes daddy xD
@@morphingtime2000 Frr lmao
@@morphingtime2000 optimum pride
I don't understand
this video is just my daily experience
True by even worse I can't even run fortnite on a low setting
Literally lmao
saaaaame
yes Edit : not anymore:)
So glad you covered these horrible celeron laptops. my mom gets laptops to pay taxes every now and then. She doesn't really have much knowledge on specs, so she just gets what seems worthy for her. She got an HP Windows laptop with similar specs (1366x768, celeron n4000, 4gb of RAM, 64gb EMMC) it was so poor that she ended up sticking with her old Acer. I got oblivion to run at 720p and 30fps but that's the best it can do
I need more vids like this testing cheap laptops from eBay and so on. Please try some chromebooks
"As you can see down here, our little Chromebook's been possessed by beast hardware" I love that quote you said. Absolute legend Dawid!
he's the man. the myth. the Legend.
Thanks Dawid, I really enjoy watching your content and your funny quips. Have a great day my man.
Dawid is so awesome with the scrips he writes I wish I was half as creative “you can cool them with some gentle words of encouragement” lol
The new set up is looking 👌👌
Clapping cheeks is certainly NOT a gaming specific term sweet and innocent Dawid
If you encourage a Celeron it would probably need a fan to cool down after that.
This gives off intense dad vibes
Haha!! Fair enough.
Bro thank you so much you just helped me and I’m about to get this
Seeing the inside of that chromebook instantly brought me back to my middle school chromebooks. Darn near identical in terms of design.
Never ever buy the cheapest computer. When I hear the word: Celeron my whole body cringes.
oh common celerons aren't that bad it could be worse it could be an atom cpu which is way way worse
Come on the Celeron 300A was a good cpu, once it was overclocked to within an inch of its life, 300Mhz to 462Mhz with 2 bios settings.
I got a Pentium at 1ghz
Yeah, celerons are one of the worst things ever made, just use an older intel core series or amd Apu, it will literally double your frames
@@frozenturbo8623 probably triple is more like it
Such a great video! This was actually a good example of the potential of game streaming. Anyone with a decent internet connection would not have to worry about spending thousands on a powerful PC and may just be able to do with what they already have.
For story based games its good but cs go fortnite basically any competitive shooter its very bad
When the internet is more expensive than the pc...
im inside ya motha
Listening with GL12 iem (*headphones) amped with a ifi ican SE... One of the best recorded channels.
Nice review. I just might get one of these for my son to use for school projects and homework assignments. I wouldn't waste my money on it for gaming.
Dawid I love how you can survive in these times of great high-end hardware shortage by entertaining us with the hilarity of the low-end.
nothing like land boating!🤣😂🤣
David is a legend who sacrifices himself daily for our entertainment
Dude I use an HP laptop just like this all the time and it can’t even run games I have to play Minecraft with my friends at all times because I can’t play any different games. But I like Minecraft so it’s good
@@Shiftion. you do know that there is a free version of geforce now right?
On god
@@Shiftion. pls guys never ever ever buy anything from hp. Not even omen stuff
@@Shiftion. laptops suck. I use an asus tuf series laptop and it absolutely sucks. I managed to break a key with minimal use in 2 months.
u can use both type-C to charge the device, the one on the side with the headphone jack is powered, u can use it to charge goodies when the "notebook" is off
David you are literally fucking hilarious, I am constantly checking for new vids from you. Keep up the outstanding content!
Chromebooks can actually run Linux games including Steam games
I came to comment the same. A good chromebook is a surprisingly capable steam machine
Yup me too
"Good" and "Chromebook" is an oxymoron..... 😄😵
The only way to salvage a Chromebook is to install a GNU/Linux distro on it. And even then, you're stuck with shitty hardware.
@@comicsans1689 I mean yeah...but you get what you pay for. PC laptops aren't any better at the same budget price as Chromebooks...
Chrome books are just tablets with a built in keyboard
And other software
No. It's equivalent to the board from one of the celeron gemini lake(or gemini lake refresh) mini PCs transplanted into a laptop chassis(frame with ports/screen/battery/keyboard/trackpad/awful heatsink and fan)
@@Grimmwoldds dumb, it's underpowered and underclocked tablet with built in keyboard
@@frozenturbo8623 Different architectures. x86 vs RISC. That is why it is not a "tablet" anything.
@@Grimmwoldds no its just a fancy tablet
should try out the other one. With the bigger display, it might be 1080p, or it might have upgradeable storage
4:58 All laptops speakers (and iMacs) are on rubber suspensions to prevent vibrations, that's why they move.
I own the N4020 model of this laptop and I game on it occasionally. I installed Linux to a 128GB micro SD card and I have steam installed with lots of older fun games like the half life series, portal, kotor, and oblivion. I also have the RuneScape android app in chrome. Let me know if you want to make a follow up video on Linux gaming on the cheapest laptop, I can send you my notes on how I got it setup.
You can enable the Linux terminal in the settings app which lets you install Linux applications, like steam
Wow, that's almost the exact same laptop I got from school😂 I got an Acer travelmate | B from them which not only has quite identical specs, but also looks a lot like this laptop as well
Kensington lock is just there for the demo- devices in the store, nobody would ever steal one of these :) ChromeBooks are fine for some use- cases, but given that they are locked with that specific OS they turn into eWaste pretty quick...
Most people live with a 5-6" screen for most of their technological needs, so yeah, 11" is overkill. Besides, while 11" may be more impressive in theory, it's tough to fit it in your girlfriend's pocket.
your Girlfriend has pockets?
You guys have girlfriend?
Speak for yourself. I have a Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and still find the screen too small to do anything other than basic tasks such as checking email, checking tracking info, texting, and playing videos or music in the background. An 11" screen on anything in a laptop form factor is tiny. Even standard 15.6" laptop screens are small. It's only acceptable because you need a portable computer.
Once you’ve gone from a bigger screen (15.6’ in my case), smaller screens seems obviously unnatural.
@@ram89572 Not to mention the Note 20 screen is way too narrow. My LG V20 has a good size screen on it. Great for videos and playing emulators on. The S20/Note 20 just cuts off or crops too much of the output video and ends up making it smaller or distorts it by stretching the image. That's why I HATE all these new phones... aside of NO headphone jack. 😠
Alternate video title: 11.6" device pops Dawid´s chrome cherry
This is the GOOD version of this laptop, if you can believe that. The 1366x768 panel on this machine is its saving grace. The 311's bigger 15.6 inch brother has a 1080p display, and the refreshed n4000 (n4020) on that STRUGGLES to keep frames, even on the Chrome OS home screen.
6:45 Just like the Macbook pro A1708, only thing easy to replace is the damned trackpad, lol. just got through replacing the keyboard on one of them, gotta love having to completely disassemble a laptop, almost all the way back to the way it was before the factory started assembling the thing, just to get to the damned keyboard to replace it. Oh and then still having to destroy the old keyboard, remove rivots and drill out the bits that stay behind in a few of the holes before being able to install the new keyboard.
Chuwi's "triumphant return" as a punchline was the best way to end this.
Dawid, in America, those "warranty void if removed" stickers are actually illegal and worthless.
not only in the US of A...
@@ulrichkalber9039 Thank you! I wasn't 100% sure so I didn't want to say something that wasn't right.
@@InfectedChris it's also illegal in Canada
that is why I never fear those stickers.
If it were just a sticker, you'd be, mostly, correct. In this instance, it's a physical screw or a software mod. The Magnuson-moss warranty act, or state law, may not cover you in those situations. Unless you're willing to go to court, if they deny a warranty claim, it doesn't really matter.
Haha. Love the emphasis on the word Linode now!
Chromebook also now have a way to put Linux apps on ChromeOS. There's a beta option in the settings and it'll unlock the Linux terminal. So you COULD get native Linux apps running, like OBS, Ptivi, and even Discord
if you want to actually game comfortably on a super low-end laptop your best bet is retro emulation.
Wonder if this could handle PS2? I'm guessing no.
Raspberry pi 4!, better than my main
@@wesss9353 retropie enjoyers
I found snake and cool math games and unlocked games do the trick.
@@raszelast definitely not
chromebooks: do everything an android tablet can, slower, for the same price
DDTS thanks for the 11" tears. It is worth the wait for the fart in 90 days! Merry Christmas to all!!!
We bought 2 chrome books for home schooling last year. One gets continued use as a Netflix/Disney+ player on long car rides (10+ hour battery).
Should have tested emulation, I think with emulation and remote gaming on beefy servers it would make most happy with that
The Copperplate which you lifted up is a Vapor Chamber. If you punctured it somewhere you lose about 70% of the cooling Performance so be careful around these things
does it even need it?
ofc it does@@sirhissboi6100
"I was under the impression that 11 inches was huge". I died right there XD XD XD Never change, Dawid!
lets goo this was uploaded on my 9th bithday
I definitely own several hundred and sixty-ish dollar bills, might pick one of these up!
I had something like that a while back. It had an celeron n2830. 100% Cpu usage when opening chrome lol. I did get fortnite running on it though XD
Sheesh.. Chrome will 100% the CPU on an i5 with 8GB RAM. Chrome is just a RAM/CPU hog on most machines. It seeks out whatever is available and hogs the sh*t out of it. Now I'm not praising Firefox, but Chrome devours more resources than some of these FPS games. I never really liked it. It's too resource intensive.
Hey Dawid, you should do the "at least it can play UT99" for when you get hold of that kind of budget hardware like I do lmao
I have that Acer Chromebook, I've dropped it at least 4 times but it still works very well, just a few scratch marks, no other problems that I know of.
Hey Dawid, If you have a level
That thing is tougher than my 800$ Dell Inspiron from 2019 if you even try to pick it up on only one side it flexes more than a piece of rubber
The Inspiron also has a lot more to it. There's not much of anything inside that Chromebook. The Chromebook probably weighs 1/10th of that Dell. Oh...and the Inspirons aren't made as well physically as the Latitudes are...that is... if they even still make them. Those were more durable as they were made for business users and heavy usage. The Inspirons are geared towards the average consumer and are not known for their "durability".
@@brucewrigleysgumchewz4667 well my friend I know that but for such an expensive laptop it should bend .4 of an inch because I go to pick it up with one side
@@brucewrigleysgumchewz4667 after all quality control from Dell is great
@@brucewrigleysgumchewz4667 They still make Dell Latitudes, as my workplace uses them. The newer ones have worse build quality than the ones from 2014 and before. But they're still better than most consumer laptops. I only use business laptops, like Thinkpads, because consumer laptops have shit build quality and are not easily repairable.
I think it’s truly hilarious how he pronounces the word “aluminum”. Lol! Just awesome. 👍🏻
could you do this video with the cheapest desktop from best buy too? and then maybe talk about upgradeability and stuff
my sister uses a laptop with windows 10 and the n4000 processor.. even with a SSD, its so bad, that any smartphone in that same price range, is outperforming it in ANY WAY!
Makes me wonder if that thing could even run GTA Vice City... lol
@@brucewrigleysgumchewz4667 it barely runs any modern LAUNCHER.. yeah LAUNCHER like Epic Games :D
@@Xenoray1 That's just sad. I checked the specs for it and it's even sadder on paper. The thing is a dual core with only a single thread per core and runs at only 1.1Ghz... with a burst (yes.. BURST) frequency of 2.6Ghz. So, it's slow 95% of the time. The thing only uses 6 watts max. Hell, my phone uses more power than that thing.
@@brucewrigleysgumchewz4667 i had a good deal on a used i5 skylake Laptop for the same price but she didnt like the look.. well well i tried >.
@@Xenoray1 The "look" ? You don't buy a laptop because of how it looks. You buy based on performance, specs, features and quality. Was it pink with glitter and gold dust sprinkled all over it? Is she complaining about how butt slow it is? lol
Why does his voice sounds oddly deraggetory? Lmao. I know it's hist natural voice, but it sounds like he's constantly joking, trolling, and on the verge of bursting out loud
This is the chromebook I have. A while back I got half life to run on it decently with Linux steam but it reset a while back and Linux ant connect to the multiverse anymore to re-download steam. Apparently steam si coming to chrome OS soon so that's exciting
G'day Dawid, When you feature Computer Hardware that makes my Athlon200GE PC seem like The HULK 🤣
ChromeOS devices exist solely as a portal to email, static web browsing, and Google Docs for old people. Change my mind.
And for schools since then students can't really do anything else on them
@@MrMaddog2004subscribe"A.D.D.... uh... finds a way." -Jeff Goldbloom
Playing games on a celeron chromebook should qualify as a war crime.
Having a Chromebook should be a crime
@@nicekeven3459 my school forces old trash celeron chromebooks upon us students, so we have to use literal e waste at school
So I'm surprised you didn't go the dos box route, that's what I did back when I had a chromebook.
thanks bro i was paranoid about buying this laptop in amazon then i was surprised that it runs most games at 60 fps
The motherboard almost looks like a gpu
Fortnite ran very well.
I bought a $180 CAD Chromebook from Best Buy two years ago. I loaded Ubuntu, and have been using it to DJ with ever since. It's actually been extremely stable and has given me almost no issues.
Smart. Wayyy too much sketchy shit happening at gigs and while on the road.
dude thats spectacular!! how small is that laptop? i like small laptops
Chromebook is not good to game on trust me i used a chromebook for 2 years it sucks
At the start of COVID 19 I bought a $200 off the wrack laptop from Best Buy for work. I was able to run lots of older games on it. Including Baldurs Gate 2 and Neverwinter Nights. If you use a device the way it was meant to be used you can do a lot.
I did have a difficult time using Zoom and KZhead.
If you want to play local games non-streaming ultra cheap, I was able to get an i3 laptop with 256 gigs of storage, 8 GB ram, 14" 1080p screen, for $200 US new. Seems easily worth the extra $40. You can play most games that are at least 2-3 years old, and this sort of laptop goes on sale every month or two. The Celeron machines like in the video are still floating around, and are a bit cheaper, but I'm happy with my choice.
I never skip the intro just to see linode 😂
Install Pop OS on to the Chhromebook and see if it becomes better. I want to see your take on Linux Distros on your channel
Im convinced you have been practicing to say “thirty” the correct way. Please stop lol. We love the way you say it!
Little over 10 years ago I bought my first laptop for around $200, single core Atom N455 @ 1.6ghz 1gb ddr3 and 160gbs of storage, I could play Warcraft 3 and with a bit of tweaking HL1 and TFC, served me well for over 4 years.
So a netbook? And I don't remember them being that cheap 10 years ago. If I recall they were more like $300 plus back in 2010ish
@@stevesmith1383 Portable computer? Walmart had a mountain of em apparently trying to get rid of em thats all I can say
Just seeing these games on this device is surreal lol
his laptop can play everything my laptop: gets a lag bomb when ad shows up
Lol, bought one of these a few days ago, N4020 with 4gb/32gb from Walmarts open box store, cost was C$107.05 including shipping.
Of the two Chromebooks, the iGPU on the Acer 11.6 in. is better: it will decode VP9, KZhead's main video codec (Gemini Lake, Celeron N4000, UHD Graphics 600). The iGPU on the ASUS 15.6 in. is a generation older, doesn't decode VP9, forcing the CPU to do it (Apollo Lake, Celeron N3350, HD Graphics 500). On that machine, you'd want the h264ify browser extension to force KZhead to serve h.264/AVC codec that the HD Graphics 500 can decode.
I could finally feel better seeing my PC faster than something
how does that laptop run better then my desktop. thank God I'm getting a new PC this month 👌
Finally I own something that’s in dawids video
great guy dawid
I went and bought 4 of these, thx
That's perfect for concentrating on just a few game's,limiting you from becoming a game hoarder or "obsessive collector",never really getting to the end of any game,just an endless spiral of adding to your long, very long, gaming catalog!??!😬🎡
these are literally the ones we used at my middle school, no wonder even shell shockers ran at like 11 fps
Hey great video, but is there any way you could try some native gaming on ChromeOS? Like since Windows wouldn't work maybe steamplay with older games or more retro style games could work really well or even android ports of console games such as GTA San Andreas? Just to show the potential chrome OS does have now as an os despite not having full windows steam
I used to use a laptop similar to this one before getting a gaming pc
I actually got this exact computer for christmas 2 days ago :)
wal-mart has a 4gb ryzen laptop for like $250 from motile that's surprisingly great, like it's as snappy as my much pricier surface book. It comes with full fat windows and you can upgrade the ram and nvme on it easily. It legitimately performs faster in geforce now than a chromebook does, and I dont know the reason
That Chromebook is designed internally similar to the Acer nitro 5 I opened mainly the speakers they are like the same and motherboard placement also battery placement except that crapbook has no fans GPU name ssd or 2.5 ssd spot and less heatsink but Acer has kept the same design mostly
Try gaming on that Compaq Presario in the background