New Laptop

Hello,
I am looking for a laptop that will be suitable for video editing and general work. I will be playing games here and there but not really that seriously. Is this pc that I have configured suitable? I have considered the upgraded 4K screen and also spending more for the i7, but will they be beneficial or overkill? Thank you.

Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Quad Core Processor 7300HQ (2.5GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti - 4.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Hard Disk
1TB SEAGATE 7mm SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
120GB KINGSTON SSDNow M.2 2280 G2, SATA 6Gb/s (550MB/R, 200MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 120W AC Adaptor
Battery
Optimus VIII Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema 3
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-8265 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) +BT 4.0
USB Options
1 x USB 3.0 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
SINGLE COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Quantity
1

Price £843.00 including VAT and deliveryr

If you can hold off a little I'd suggest waiting until PCS finish their refresh of their lineup, which is currently taking place, as the newer Intel 8th Gen CPUs will be vastly better for things like video editing thanks to their additional cores.

Certainly agree with waiting for new laptops. What is your budget as for video editing 16GB RAM may be better, although an option would be to go with 8GB but one stick not two and then upgrade to 16 if needed (PCS allow you to work on the machine without voiding the warranty).

Ah right okay that sounds like a good idea, I can wait a bit there’s no rush for me, thank you for the help

I’m going for under a thousand pounds, I’ll happily pay extra for things that will make it future proof and also run smoother.

The Recoil PCS have trailed might be a good fit, 8th Gen i7 and GTX 1050 ti, but we'll see when chassis are out and exact prices of complete specs are know I suppose

I think you’ll be under-gunned. I’ve just returned a Dell 7577 (i7 7700, 16GB, 1050Ti) that couldn’t handle 4K (jumpy and laggy frames, even in 1080 editing). Check out the Blackmagic Design forum on the flagship XPS 15 (also higher spec than you are considering), which says the same thing. Most editing software will state at least 16GB for 4K editing. I am about to buy i7-8 series, 32GB, 1070 with 256 SSD and 1TB HDD. Proxy files for editing can work, but equally can take an age to produce.

1) It's not allowed on the forum to recommend competitor models - for obvious reasons. Though certainly advising consumers to shop around in general is never a bad thing.

2) The OP has been advised to hold off for an 8th Gen i7 already, and quite rightly to go for more RAM too.

3) The OP's budget appears to be ~£1000 or so and nobody's going to get "i7-8 series, 32GB, 1070 with 256 SSD and 1TB HDD" for that money

So the new Recoil is now out, although out of stock, is this a suitable build for video editing? It is a little more than I wanted but I am will to spend this much and wait a little longer.

Chassis & Display
Recoil Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 72 % NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 8750H (2.6GHz, 4.3GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti - 4.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Hard Disk
1TB SEAGATE 7mm SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB SAMSUNG PM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2800MB/R, 1100MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 2 in 1 Memory Card Reader (SD, MMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 150W AC Adaptor
Battery
Recoil II Series 46WH Lithium Ion Battery
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema 3
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-9560 M.2 (1.73Gbps, 802.11AC) +BT 5.0
USB Options
1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.1 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
PER-KEY RGB BACKLIT UK MECHANICAL KEYBOARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,151.00 including VAT and delivery

It should do well and will be much, much better than your original spec.

Budget is the constraint of and if it weren't you might consider 32gb RAM and a GTX 1060. Depending on what you do exactly, these could have benefits.