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Best laptops for uni (up to £700)

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About to start University in September, going for a more modest budget because I don't want to overspend when I already have my desktop PC. 

 

I'm not terribly picky, however, I do have a few requirements.

 

- Decent gaming performance

- Doesn't look like shit

- Nice keyboard

- (Preferably) IPS display

 

What should I go for?

The Dude's PC Build<p>i5 4690k @ 3.5ghz w/ The Crappy Intel Stock Cooler | Asus Z97-K | 8GB Corsair Vengance LP DDR3 RAM @ 1600mhz |1TB Seagate Barracuda + 120GB Samsung Evo SSD | Gigabyte Windforce R9 290 4GB | 650 Watt CoolerMaster Gaming Series PSU | Bitfenix Shinobi Windowed | BenQ GL2460 | Corsair Vengeance K70 Cherry MX Brown | Razer Naga Hex Wraith Red gaming mouse | A £0.63 mouse pad from artcow.com

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Wait for more laptops with MX150 GPU

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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Just now, ZM Fong said:

Wait for more laptops with MX150 GPU

As a guy just getting back into PC gaming, I'm a bit out of the scene. That said, I've always known AMD laptops to get hotter than the bloody sun, so not sure about that one.

The Dude's PC Build<p>i5 4690k @ 3.5ghz w/ The Crappy Intel Stock Cooler | Asus Z97-K | 8GB Corsair Vengance LP DDR3 RAM @ 1600mhz |1TB Seagate Barracuda + 120GB Samsung Evo SSD | Gigabyte Windforce R9 290 4GB | 650 Watt CoolerMaster Gaming Series PSU | Bitfenix Shinobi Windowed | BenQ GL2460 | Corsair Vengeance K70 Cherry MX Brown | Razer Naga Hex Wraith Red gaming mouse | A £0.63 mouse pad from artcow.com

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http://outlet.euro.dell.com/Online/InventorySearch.aspx?c=uk&cs=ukdfh1&l=en&s=dfh&brandid=7&sign=PXhcOSHtr1T4IOw%2fPR7Uda5280n5FVVeDiigA5MSS7uBpr3SBqoNfwuiKPSdxLUTn3GVvo1UaJA45YlvNTrzLLqjTkzrEhpKRfo5Pw1mHEJe0AoW6BMfPrIDdyDpI%2fbxVF%2bGDP%2bmwFRsFgkVEuzUny2SKMaBmPb3SeqvDX%2bo%2bMw19R2gTY0T4bx%2fqYuln4J6TO5ueqpHv7CrS0JPFbOWuegwAJqqUaHKdtTt8VdRfaNHEeo7VxtEk0UkDzAzxYvZ6fW33tJeVqTmFOrLXqoXA%2bad1q06wQCvqr0wN9ZbVDLb0onwiptmYUmLlkJCCdmA

 

use code DO72INS15 to make it 556 pounds after vat

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^ Refurb Dell Inspiron 7559 is a great value at this price. GTX 960M and 1920x1080 IPS display.

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40 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

which subject? 

Computing with a third year placement

31 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Use code DO72INS15 to make it 556 pounds after vat

I like the looks of it but I would want to avoid refurbished goods just because I've had a bad history with them.

The Dude's PC Build<p>i5 4690k @ 3.5ghz w/ The Crappy Intel Stock Cooler | Asus Z97-K | 8GB Corsair Vengance LP DDR3 RAM @ 1600mhz |1TB Seagate Barracuda + 120GB Samsung Evo SSD | Gigabyte Windforce R9 290 4GB | 650 Watt CoolerMaster Gaming Series PSU | Bitfenix Shinobi Windowed | BenQ GL2460 | Corsair Vengeance K70 Cherry MX Brown | Razer Naga Hex Wraith Red gaming mouse | A £0.63 mouse pad from artcow.com

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