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So I`m going to college this fall for digital media and IT. There is going to be web design more than anything, but there is also going to be courses in 3D modeling and software development/game design, and so I`m in the market for a new laptop that can handle all these tasks with ease, as well as able to run games. for gaming, I`m not looking for anything spectacular, just something that will run most games on medium settings. I`m am on a pretty tight budget however and am not looking to spend more than $1200. For specs, I want 13-14 inches, minimum 8 gigs of RAM, 1 TB HD, mid-high range graphics, AMD A series or Intel I5 - I7 CPU at least 8 hours of battery life and runs Windows 10 (or windows 7 or 8, I could always upgrade it myself). I`m not a brand fanboy, but I`m used to using Windows so I would like to stick with Windows. I`m not too aware of what`s out on the market at the moment. if you guys could help me by showing me what`s out there within my budget that would be awesome. Thank you very much! 

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http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0150PJR3K/ref=psdc_565108_t1_B0150PYOZ6

Something like this? 

EDIT: Little cheaper

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01578ZKPO/ref=psdc_565108_t3_B0150PJR3K 

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1 minute ago, RedWulf said:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0150PJR3K/ref=psdc_565108_t1_B0150PYOZ6

Something like this? 

btw: do you know if that has an open m.2 slot? (because m.2 ssds are cheap but to upgrade to the m.2 version you'd need to drop another 200$ for that)

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Since you do 3D modeling I would get a laptop with a quadro gpu, but they are not that good for gaming, so maybe a laptop with a 970m.

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3 minutes ago, RedWulf said:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0150PJR3K/ref=psdc_565108_t1_B0150PYOZ6

Something like this? 

Well, I pretty much consider this case - solved :D
This laptop is a beast for what I can see.
This one might also get the job done- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152903&cm_re=MSI_GE62_Apache-_-34-152-903-_-Product

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Just now, mikat said:

btw: do you know if that has an open m.2 slot? (because m.2 ssds are cheap but to upgrade to the m.2 version you'd need to drop another 200$ for that)

I think so, since they have a flavor with a 970 and an ssd + hdd which is lke 300 usd more

 

1 minute ago, Dackzy said:

Since you do 3D modeling I would get a laptop with a quadro gpu, but they are not that good for gaming, so maybe a laptop with a 970m.

Actually alot of technical modeling needs a cpu just as much as a gpu, and most laptops compromise for cost but as I said above a little higher and he can get a 970 

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/DELL-PRECISION-M5510-5510-i7-6820HQ-8GB-256GB-SSD-IPS-1080p-FHD-BACKLIT-6CELL-/371592456568?hash=item5684a2e978:g:iI8AAOSwbwlXAsg8

This one could be a solution as well. It should even have awesome battery life. 
If you don't care about the 3D editing part as much, you could also get the XPS 15 with a gtx 960m

 

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