A gaming laptop could level up your workflow — here's how

With their high performance features and impressive storage space, gaming laptops could be the answer to optimizing work from home setups.

We've all tried to optimise our WFH set-ups over the last two years. With the state of the world still looking pretty uncertain this year, ensuring your home office still caters to all your needs is essential.

If you're looking for a way to level up your space further in 2022, a gaming laptop could be the investment to make — even if you're not a die-hard gamer. Gaming laptops have various benefits, including increased storage space, high performance and even greater in-built thermal regulation than standard laptops.

If you're spending eight (or more) hours a day on a device, it's important it's working for you, as much as you're working on it — so here are some reasons why you should consider one.

Gaming laptops are built for high performance and data processing

While most regular laptops have CPUs that can manage regular software (like Microsoft Word), some might not function optimally with more sophisticated usage.

If your job involves tasks like graphic design, video editing, photoshop or even 3D modelling, a gaming laptop can provide the high performance some programs need. Considering just how common (and essential) skills like content creation have become in recent years, buying a gaming laptop for work could be an excellent opportunity to help you upskill and, therefore, increase your employability long-term.

For example, MSI's GE Raider series gaming laptop was designed with a 30%~45% increase in CPU performance from previous models in mind — optimal for utilising data-heavy software like InDesign or Logic. In addition, the laptop also features 12th Gen Intel processors, which provide thermal cooling solutions to further assist the laptop's performance.

Users might also find that gaming laptops, in general, freeze or lag less, given they're built to process all the information, graphics and sound found in games — which your regular Zoom call or PDF probably pales in comparison next to. Gaming laptops can also provide high-quality audio and visual experiences, which could assist in video and conference calls and offer a more immersive entertainment experience for post-work activities like streaming.

They have customisable capabilities and last a long time

If you're finding that you're outgrowing a regular laptop's capabilities every few years, it might be time to consider a gaming laptop. Gaming laptops are easily customisable and upgraded, as they're designed to have substantial access panels to easily upgrade the laptop without having to open the entire device. Regular laptops generally have sealed designs, which don't allow owners to access the inside.

Gaming laptops often have more memory slots than the average laptop too, which could help if your job requires downloading various content, and benefit you over time if you tend to hoard documents (we're all guilty of it). Lastly, gaming laptops are durable, according to Gaming Scan, a gaming laptop can last a user up to 10-years if kept well due to their high-quality hardware and software build.

Considering their performance ability, ease of customisation and durability, a gaming laptop could be a cost-effective home office investment to make, that not only benefits your current job, but any future work you may have.

This post was created by Pedestrian Group with MSI.