@Nursemorph Thanks for that. I've updated it with those changes - spec at https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/optimusXI-15/p9yXUtwrcr/ I've also turned the first drive down to 500GB from 1TB. Budget - I'd like to keep it under £1500, this is currently coming up at £1131.
I'm looking at buying a new personal laptop. It'll be mostly for general use, some gaming (not right now, but I'd like to be able to run Flight Sim 2020 down the line) and some personal programming/database work. It's likely it'll be mostly used just round the house, so weight's not really a...