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I need help looking for a good $850-$800 laptop.  I would be willing to go a little above if necessary and the unit has a SSD + HDD combo.

 

Specs needed:

GTX 960M or better

i5 or i7 HQ Skylake CPU

Good battery life

Okay or better keyboard

Thanks, I've already done some research but I want to find the best model for the price, and see all my options.

Presently, my choice would be the ASUS FZ50VW-NS51

 

This laptop will be used for College next year and needs to have decent battery life and will not be my main PC, (thanks to living at home.)

I need it to have decent ability at AutoCAD, and gaming performance is nice too.

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2 minutes ago, lh99 said:

you could take a look at the dell 7559 15" buy the basic model for i think 800$ and than upgrade to an ssd

http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-7559-laptop/pd?oc=fncwpw5715h&model_id=inspiron-15-7559-laptop

Wait what? How does a Skylake CPU have DDR3 RAM?

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Just now, lh99 said:

you could take a look at the dell 7559 15" buy the basic model for i think 800$ and than upgrade to an ssd

http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-7559-laptop/pd?oc=fncwpw5715h&model_id=inspiron-15-7559-laptop

I've already looked, there are even i7 models for $835...  I do not know about its keyboard though...  some people say it's fine, others bad.

For the Best builds and Price lists here is a world where many points of the price have been predefined already for your convenience!

The Xeon E3 1231 V3 IS BETTER Than the Core i5 4690K and a Significantly better value for the non-overclockers or value shoppers.

The OS is like a kind food, Try it before saying if you like it or don't.

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Just now, Orangeator said:

Wait what? How does a Skylake CPU have DDR3 RAM?

i guess just an error on the website, but it could be possible, because skylake cpus funktion with ddr3 and ddr4, you only have to decide for one

 

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Just now, Orangeator said:

Wait what? How does a Skylake CPU have DDR3 RAM?

The proper motherboard, even on desktops, I think the B150 or H110 have DDR3.

 

It's not an error, the ASUS model I mentioned has a i5, 960M, SSD, HDD, DDR4, and a Disk drive + USB Type C...  it's the whole package minus its awful screen.

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The Xeon E3 1231 V3 IS BETTER Than the Core i5 4690K and a Significantly better value for the non-overclockers or value shoppers.

The OS is like a kind food, Try it before saying if you like it or don't.

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2 minutes ago, Weak1ings said:

I've already looked, there are even i7 models for $835...  I do not know about its keyboard though...  some people say it's fine, others bad.

never used it myself, but i guess keyboards on laptops will never be as good as a dedicated one, when you don´t go crazy high price

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i haven't seen good and powerful, 800$ and a laptop in same sentence before. don't be picky, you gotta make some compromises with that budget especially since you are getting a laptop.

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On 3/24/2016 at 8:34 PM, Weak1ings said:

I need help looking for a good $850-$800 laptop.  I would be willing to go a little above if necessary and the unit has a SSD + HDD combo.

 

Specs needed:

GTX 960M or better

i5 or i7 HQ Skylake CPU

Good battery life

Okay or better keyboard

Thanks, I've already done some research but I want to find the best model for the price, and see all my options.

Presently, my choice would be the ASUS FZ50VW-NS51

 

This laptop will be used for College next year and needs to have decent battery life and will not be my main PC, (thanks to living at home.)

I need it to have decent ability at AutoCAD, and gaming performance is nice too.

1. Asus FZ50VW Review

2. In short, a nice laptop, but screen is a little problem

3. I would consider going with the Dell 7559, even refurbished, and use the extra money to get a nice SSD and/or a good display panel

 

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