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title: "Games console vs laptop — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Games console is 2.2× laptop on weight. Compared on 4 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
url: https://atoneplace.net/vs/game-console-vs-laptop/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Games console vs Laptop

**Games console vs laptop: Games console is larger on weight**

Games console is 2.2× laptop on weight.

A games console and a laptop can be compared on 4 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

## Side by side

*Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.*

|  | Games console | Laptop |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 0.4–4.6 kg | 0.9–3.2 kg |
| Typical lifespan | 5–10 yr | 3–8 yr |
| Typical cost | 200–700 $ | 250–3,500 $ |
| Power draw | 8–240 W | 15–200 W |

## What the numbers say

- Games console is 2.2× laptop on weight.
- Games console is somewhat greater than laptop on typical lifespan — about 1.4×.
- Laptop is 1.8× games console on typical cost.
- Games console is 4× laptop on power draw.

*Weight compared.*

- Games console: 0.4–4.6 kg
- Laptop: 0.9–3.2 kg

## Games console

A computer built for playing video games on a television or a built-in screen.

## Laptop

A portable computer with the screen, keyboard and battery in one folding case.

> This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

## Common questions

### Which is bigger, games console or laptop?

Games console is 2.2× laptop on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

### How do games consoles and laptops compare on typical lifespan?

Games console: 5–10 yr. Laptop: 3–8 yr. Games console is somewhat greater than laptop on typical lifespan — about 1.4×.

### How do games consoles and laptops compare on typical cost?

Games console: 200–700 $. Laptop: 250–3,500 $. Laptop is 1.8× games console on typical cost.

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## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)
- ENERGY STAR Product Specifications — US Environmental Protection Agency (https://www.energystar.gov/) [Public domain (US Government)]