My son is deciding between these two laptops for university, he will be using it for Virtualbox, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, coding and a little bit of gaming on CSGO, Overwatch and Rocket League when he is on his break and travel as he has a gaming computer at home, which one is the better choice?
15.6" Optimus VII
15.6" Optimus VIII
15.6" Optimus VII
15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Intel i7 Quad Core Processor 6700HQ (2.6GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo)
16GB HyperX IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 8GB)
Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster Cinema 2
Intel AC-8265 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) + BT 4.0
Nvidia GTX 960M - 2GB DDR5
120GB SSD
4x USB 3 ports
Backlit keyboard
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader
DVD drive
Price - £748
15.6" Optimus VIII
15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Intel i5 Quad Core Processor 7300HQ (2.5GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo)
16GB HyperX IMPACT 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster Cinema 3
Intel AC-8265 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) + BT 4.0
Nvidia GTX 1050 - 2GB DDR5
120GB SSD
2x USB 3, 1x USB 2 and 1x USB 3 Type C port
Backlit keyboard
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader
Price - £809