The 'gaming' laptop I got a few years ago from Mythlogic gives me near-desktop performance (or at least the equivalent when it was new). But it is as the article suggests: it is not light, or thin, or quiet. I keep it plugged in most of the time because the battery life is not that great. On the other hand it has a full array of ports and I can open it and easily access the internals. I wouldn't trade it for an Apple laptop.