Recommendations please: Study and Light Gaming, under £800, 15"

Helium_Junkie · 18 Jul 2016 at 11:59

GF needs a new laptop for studies and games, so I'm doing some research.

Games like Rocket League, Peggle.
Study tools: Office, browsing, RStudio.
15-15.6" seems to be a good size to her.

Nice to have but not essential: touchscreen.

So far I've looked at Dell 15 7000 which looks quite powerful, and the Lenovo thinkpad E560 which seems not too much weaker but a more attractive price. Both seem to have great battery life too.

Would really appreciate any other suggestions!
Thanks

treacle · 19 Jul 2016 at 01:44

** No Competitors **

love the thin and light laptops and the Dell XPS 13 is eye candy. Otherwise I would go for a macbook air.

MiSJAH · 19 Jul 2016 at 18:54

Be patient and get a MSI GS63VR:

i7 6700HQ
16GB DDR4
SSD
GTX1060m

Screen not announced yet.

Kyrne · 20 Jul 2016 at 11:47

If the above is under 800. I'll eat my hat.

MiSJAH · 21 Jul 2016 at 06:52

Kyrne said:
If the above is under 800. I'll eat my hat.

Valid point, well made.

Kyrne · 21 Jul 2016 at 21:50

Dammit! Lol

Helium_Junkie · 27 Jul 2016 at 13:43

Thanks all, we went with the Lenovo Yoga 700, 14". Touchscreen, SSD, geforce 940m.
Seemed to be the best option with only a slight compromise on screen size. It plays starcraft 2/rocket league just fine and the mrs is very happy overall.