Laptop for productivity and mild gaming

[LodPrawn]

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a laptop I can use for schoolwork and occasionally playing RTS games and shooters of a similar calibre to Sniper Elite 3 . My budget is around £600-850(750-1050 USD). Thanks in advance and feel free to ask any questions you want.

[Mira Yurizaki]

I would throw my lot in for the new Dell Inspiron 15 7000 series if awful screen isn't a deal breaker (or you can buy a drop-in replacement for another ~$100 USD to replace it).

 

Otherwise the Lenovo Y700 gets recommendations. HP also has their Omen 15 if you don't mind HP.

 

I would see about looking into MSI or ASUS, but battery life can be spotty on them. At least from what I've seen in reviews.

[The Sloth]

12 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

I would throw my lot in for the new Dell Inspiron 15 7000 series if awful screen isn't a deal breaker (or you can buy a drop-in replacement for another ~$100 USD to replace it).

 

Otherwise the Lenovo Y700 gets recommendations. HP also has their Omen 15 if you don't mind HP.

 

I would see about looking into MSI or ASUS, but battery life can be spotty on them. At least from what I've seen in reviews.

 

or get a 4k version for dell inspiron 7000. 

[Suika]

15 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

I would throw my lot in for the new Dell Inspiron 15 7000 series if awful screen isn't a deal breaker (or you can buy a drop-in replacement for another ~$100 USD to replace it).

Or move towards the VX 15, which is an identical system at an identical price from Acer but includes an IPS option.

[Mira Yurizaki]

4 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

or get a 4k version for dell inspiron 7000. 

I can't find that anywhere.

2 minutes ago, Suika said:

Or move towards the VX 15, which is an identical system at an identical price from Acer but includes an IPS option.

A sticking point for me though is how good is the battery life? One review of the Inspiron got 10 hours doing a basic web browsing test at 200-nits.

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

I can't find that anywhere.

A sticking point for me though is how good is the battery life? One reviewer got 10 hours doing a basic web browsing test at 200-nits.

 

https://arstechnica.com/staff/2017/03/dealmaster-get-a-4k-dell-inspiron-15-7000-gaming-notebook-for-just-882/ also watch the ltt or dave lee review.

[Mira Yurizaki]

3 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

https://arstechnica.com/staff/2017/03/dealmaster-get-a-4k-dell-inspiron-15-7000-gaming-notebook-for-just-882/ also watch the ltt or dave lee review.

That's the old 7559, I was talking about the new 7567. Which Dell supposedly promised would have a 4K option.

 

Though if OP can find the Inspiron 15 7559, it's a great option anyway.

[Suika]

2 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

A sticking point for me though is how good is the battery life? One review of the Inspiron got 10 hours doing a basic web browsing test at 200-nits.

Dave Lee quoted 4 hours with the display at 250 nits while web browsing, and NotebookCheck quoted 6 hours during their 'WiFi test.'

[Mira Yurizaki]

9 minutes ago, Suika said:

Dave Lee quoted 4 hours with the display at 250 nits while web browsing, and NotebookCheck quoted 6 hours during their 'WiFi test.'

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-Inspiron-15-7000-7567-Gaming-Notebook-Review.196454.0.html

 

That was the one I saw, but they actually went to 150 nits.

 

Also just to clear up (and not pointed at you), when I say the Inspiron 15 7000, I mean the 7567 model, not the 7559 model. Dell discontinued selling the 7559 from the US website and so I figured they're following suit in other regions.

[ramo55]

 

4 hours ago, Suika said:

Or move towards the VX 15, which is an identical system at an identical price from Acer but includes an IPS option.

If only they made the laptop look less "gamery" I would have bought it instantly