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Looking for help picking a 800$ office laptop

I got the task, of picking a laptop for one of my relatives. And since he doesn't even have enough of a clue to come up with wishes of what should the laptop have I'm doing that as well xP. I'm not that familiar with laptops tho so I'd need a bit of help finding something with things described below.

 

So this are the must haves:

  • - 17inch IPS display with FHD resolution or better 
  • - Quad Core like i7 6700HQ or at least Dual Core i7 7500U
  • - a decent keyboard with illumination (backlit) 
  • - must be above 500€ and under 1000€ (~800$)
  • - 8GB of RAM
  • - a decent build quality
  • - Windows 10 preloaded
  • - 2usb ports with at least one being 3.0
  • - can be bought in Europe
  • - quiet operation on office tasks (up to 50% cpu load)
  • - bluetooth

 

Nice to haves (laptops that include this list can have dual core i5 6200U or better):

  • - decent speakers
  • - touchscreen
  • - option to flip the screen 360°C to use as a "tablet" ( "2in1")
  • - 120GB SSD + HDD or 240 GB SSD
  • - eThernet port
  • - CD/DVD reader with read and write functionality
  • - known brand with 2 year warranty
  • - 5Ghz wifi
  • - good trackpad

 

*qwertz keyboard layout (localized for Slovenian) - this is rare but it would help a lot (i'll search for availability of suggestions in local stores)

 

I found this one but it doesn't have a backlit keyboard or SSD.

 

I think that about covers it.

Thank you for your help in advance :) 

 

Edited by MuffinDealer
updated max budget
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26 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

here 

 

My parents want to lie on bed from time to time and swipe around on 17inch tablet... because they are lazy like that :).

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Lenovo has an Ideapad 17 with the specs you want . Unfortunnately its not touch though

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I have been just notified that the max budget is now 1000€ (shipping included). So this should provide some room to include laptops with SSDs as well.

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4 hours ago, XXVG said:

Lenovo has an Ideapad 17 with the specs you want . Unfortunnately its not touch though

I found this one as well, and is currently on top of the list since I can't find my original pick in local stores. 

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