A new laptop - but not sure which - can you help?

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BrightBlue

New member
Hello,

As the title suggests - looking for a new laptop. When I've looked on other websites, just got confused by the choice and I don't know if I can fulfill exactly what I'd like in any off the shelf laptop I'd buy so I thought I'd try here.

I want a laptop that's not huge, but works well. I use my laptop for internet, a blog, a little bit of photoshop (tho not an expert by any means so that would be sort of limited), writing and a little bit of games use (but tends to be Sims if anything, I am interested in other games but I tend to not have the time i want to do that so its essential by any means) I want a decent backlit keyboard and for it to be a speedy computer with a decent screen (not too fussed on resolutions as long as its not too fuzzy) and I'd love good sound from it as I'm partially deaf.

Decent storage would be great too, if you can help in any way and point me in the direction of models and the type of thing I should be looking for that would be great. if the above isn't enough information let me know and happy to be more specific tho not the most technically minded!

Thank you in advance
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
£700 may be a little low. Perhaps something like this:

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 Kingston SODIMM DDR4 2133MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 - 2.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
1TB SLIM SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 120W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Intel 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
Battery
Cosmos VI Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Keyboard Language
SINGLE COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
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 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price £822.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/optimusVIII-15/KBwHynW26Q/

The GTX 1050 is a decent enough entry-level gaming GPU, and is a lot more powerful than previous generation offerings. Since you can't upgrade a laptop's GPU it makes sense to get something with at least a little bit of headroom. Things like the older 950M will find themselves below minimum requirements for new games before long (I think it might even be below minimum requirements for some games already out).

8gb RAM and 1TB storage should be fine for most casual usage. You can add more RAM and add an M.2 SSD in the future as upgrades.

It's got a backlit keyboard and the screen's supposed to be fine as well - 1080p IPS.

I don't own an Optimus VIII, but someone posted a review of theirs with photos here: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?53917-My-new-laptop-so-excited!
so you can see the keyboard and backlight
 
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BrightBlue

New member
Oussebon said:
£700 may be a little low. Perhaps something like this:

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 Kingston SODIMM DDR4 2133MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 - 2.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
1TB SLIM SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 120W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Intel 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
Battery
Cosmos VI Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Keyboard Language
SINGLE COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
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 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price £822.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/optimusVIII-15/KBwHynW26Q/

The GTX 1050 is a decent enough entry-level gaming GPU, and is a lot more powerful than previous generation offerings. Since you can't upgrade a laptop's GPU it makes sense to get something with at least a little bit of headroom. Things like the older 950M will find themselves below minimum requirements for new games before long (I think it might even be below minimum requirements for some games already out).

8gb RAM and 1TB storage should be fine for most casual usage. You can add more RAM and add an M.2 SSD in the future as upgrades.

It's got a backlit keyboard and the screen's supposed to be fine as well - 1080p IPS.

I don't own an Optimus VIII, but someone posted a review of theirs with photos here: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?53917-My-new-laptop-so-excited!
so you can see the keyboard and backlight
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Thank you very much - sorry didn't reply before - busy with stuff at home. I'll have a look at this now. Much appreciated.
 
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