Reccomend me a laptop for university

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Hi guys

I am due to start university this September on a computing degree, I am looking for a laptop that will hit the following requirements:


  • Reasonably light weight

  • I5/I7 (6xxx series ideally)

  • SSD

  • 8-16gb ram

  • Stylus support for diagrams (could be convinced otherwise)

  • Decent battery life

Budget = £900-£1500

I have been drawn towards the surface pro 4 and the surface book for their stylus abilities as i know that note taking will include plenty of diagrams on this type of degree, as well as the dell xps 15

The most tasking apps i will be using is Adobe creative suite & Microsoft Office.

I am not a great Mac lover as i dont believe you get bang for your £.

The laptop will be carried around all day at university and will need to have decent "lapability"

If anyone can give me some suggestions i would be very appreciative.

Thanks!
 
Hi Terley,

The following will be coming to OCUK in the next week or so, and look to meet a lot of your criteria:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnYN0ycgzco

We will have these two specifications:

14" QHD/ i7-6700HQ/ GTX 970M 3GB/ DDR4 8GB*2/ 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD/ Win10 Pro/ 2yrs - RRP £1,499

14" QHD/ i7-6700HQ/ GTX 970M 3GB/ DDR4 8GB*2/ 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD/ Win10 Pro/ 2yrs - RRP £1,399

More detail here:

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5902#kf

Something to consider anyway, hope it helps.

Regards,

Gigabyte UK NB Team
Both have 2 x M.2 bays and can therefore take additional SSD.
 
HI Terley,

A couple of units from MSI for you to consider

GS40 6QE 028UK 14" FHD / i7 6700HQ / 16Gb DDR IV / GTX 970M 3Gb GDDR5 / 256GB + 1TB £1259.99

GS40 6QE 027UK 14" FHD / i7 6700HQ / 8Gb DDR IV / GTX 970M 3Gb GDDR5 / 128Gb SSD 1TB £1099.99

Key Features for the GS40

- It is great for connectivity (1x Thunderbolt 3, 1 x USB 3.1, 2 x USB 3.0)
- IPS level display with 99% sRGB Colour replication
- Great storage speeds (SSD upto 22200 Mb/s and the 1TB is 7200RPM)

https://www.msi.com/Laptop/GS40-6QE-Phantom.html#hero-overview

If you want something a little bigger, but still slim, lightweight etc

GS60 6QE 271UK 15.6" FHD / i7 6700HQ / GTX 970M 6Gb GDDR5 / 8Gb DDR IV / 128Gb SD + 1TB / Windows 10 £1199.99
 
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