Thanks for the reply guys!! Seems there are no laptops with both 8th gen and Max-q available yet. I'm sure this combination will give the best power to battery life to portability balance.
Laptops I considered aside from the ones mentioned are:
- Acer Nitro 5 spin (though has 1050 only)
- MSI GS63VR stealth Pro (though has 7th gen & 4hr battery life, if only HDD can be swapped for bigger battery)
- Hp Omen 15 (crappy 3hr battery life)
- Aftershock prime 15 (battery life, 7th gen)
- Dell inspiron 7000 gaming (1050ti, 7th gen, battery life weak)
So I guess if battery life is my main consideration, the best compromise would be the aero 15 or the XPS 15?