Quote from: nsummy on March 10, 2022, 09:30:24 PM

Quote from: FP91G on March 10, 2022, 12:17:55 PM

Quote from: swogerino on March 10, 2022, 07:11:38 AM

A colleague of mine has an HP Omen laptop with 1660 ti and is mining since June or July 2021 I don't remember exactly when he got it but it is running fine so far by mining Ethereum,also this card is not one of those Rtx 3080 that can get heat pretty quick.I don't see any degradation right now to his laptop,it still looks like brand new when he get it at work.He also mines with his CPU Ryzen 5 some Raptoreums and everything is running fine so far,the laptop has three years warranty so no problems.He bought it at an expensive price though near 1500 EUR but he doesn't mine with it 24 hours of the day,for 24 hours mining laptops are a really bad choice.

How do you determine the state of the laptop? Of course, the external condition will be ideal, because no one has used it, but we have experience that in the first year 10-30% of laptops that are used in mining break down. Of course, it is beneficial for him if the laptop breaks, because the retailer will be replaced with an analogue, the money will be returned, or the motherboard will be changed to a new one.

Why do you even post responses when its clear you have no idea what you are talking about. Depending on the brand and quality, I think its probably a fair assessment to say 10-30% of laptops have issues within 5 years, regardless of mining. Buy a 3+ year warranty, problem solved.

I am a certified IT engineer and have repaired thousands of computers and laptops. Do you think that you are the most intelligent and cunning?
If we talk about ordinary buyers, then after 2 years people forget about insurance and official guarantees, lose documents and, according to the law of my country, the service center has up to 45 years to solve the problem. So 60-80% of people who have a warranty do not want to wait 45 days and ask to have their laptop repaired quickly if possible. People do not want to give laptops with personal information on the hard drive to the service center, and the official service center accepts only a complete laptop.
If you are a cunning miner and bought 5 laptops in a store with 1 account, then you may be denied a refund or replacement of equipment, because the law gives privileges to ordinary buyers who use laptops for personal needs, not for business or mining. You will be suing for at least 6 months.
Official service centers are not available in all cities, and the repair period may require more than 45 days.
If in your country the repair service works faster, that’s good, but in my country it’s more profitable for me not to buy additional guarantees, but to mine on a laptop for 12 months, and then service it myself or pay a private master for a quick repair.