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Looking for some reccomendations for a laptop for a friend. I'm not really that well versed in the subject so I figured I'd ask.

 

She has a budget of $800-$900(USD) and needs to be able to do some light photo editing and gaming (Skyrim, Fallout, FTL, Civ V/VI, etc), and for carrying to classes. Looking for something not super bulky, relatively light (<7lbs?) so it's easier to carry around. The graphics settings on the games don't really matter, (she isn't picky) as long as they can run on low/medium. 

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8 minutes ago, mutedcurmudgeon said:

Looking for some reccomendations for a laptop for a friend. I'm not really that well versed in the subject so I figured I'd ask.

 

She has a budget of $800-$900(USD) and needs to be able to do some light photo editing and gaming (Skyrim, Fallout, FTL, Civ V/VI, etc), and for carrying to classes. Looking for something not super bulky, relatively light (<7lbs?) so it's easier to carry around. The graphics settings on the games don't really matter, (she isn't picky) as long as they can run on low/medium. 

dell inspiron with a 1050?

 

 

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Some things that I would look at, ( i dont stay very well up to date with laptops I just did some quick searching on newegg and amazon)

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834234722

or for better performance but a bit heavier and what I would go with personally

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-GeForce-Graphics-i5577-7359BLK-PUS/dp/B06XFGF7SN/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1508024625&sr=8-6&keywords=i7+laptop+gtx+1050

System Specs

CPU: I7-5820k   MOBO:Asus X99 strix   RAM: 32gb corsair Dominator Platinum 2666mhz   GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming 980TI  PSU: Corsair RM1000i 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mg7k2R

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Thanks for the suggestions! Looking into it with her right now, thanks for the help!

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This is about as rounded as I could find

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You're welcome ;-)

NOTE: I no longer frequent this site. If you really need help, PM/DM me and my e.mail will alert me. 

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Dell Inspiron 7567 SSD config from Dell website would be ideal.

Daily drivers:

- HP Elite x2 1012 G2: Intel Core i7-7600U, Intel HD Graphics 620 + Aorus Gaming Box GTX 1080 eGPU, 16GB LPDDR3-1867, 256GB Toshiba NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD + 128GB Toshiba Exceria UHS-1 U3 MicroSD, 12.3" 2736x1824 + HP Pavilion 22cwa Monitor 21.5" 1080p IPS, Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

- LG V20 (H990DS): Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (ARM-based), Adreno 530, 4GB LPDDR4, 64GB eMMC UFS 2.0 + 64GB SanDisk Extreme UHS-1 U3 V30 MicroSD, 5.7" IPS LCD 1440p + 2.1" 160x1040, Android 7.0 (LG UX 5.0)

 

Other devices:

- Lenovo IdeaPad Y400: Intel Core i7-3630QM, NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M SLI, 16GB DDR3-1600, 120GB Kingston mS200 mSATA SSD + 1TB HGST Travelstar 7K1000 7200rpm 2.5" HDD, 14" 768p, Windows 10 Pro 64-bit + Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit [retired]

- Dell Venue 11 Pro (7139): Intel Core i5-4300Y, Intel HD Graphics 4200, 8GB LPDDR3-1600, 256GB SanDisk X110 M.2 2260 SATA3 SSD, 10.8" 1080p IPS, Windows 10 Pro 64-bit + Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit [retired]

- Acer Iconia W4: Intel Atom Z3740, Intel HD Graphics, 2GB DDR3L-1033, 64GB Samsung MCG8GC eMMC, 8" IPS WXGA (1280x800), Windows 10 Home 32-bit

- Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML: Intel Atom Z3580 (x86-based), PowerVR G6430, 4GB LPDDR3, 64GB eMMC, 5.5" IPS LCD 1080p, Android 6.0.1 (Asus ZenUI)

- New Nintendo 2DS XL

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9 hours ago, mutedcurmudgeon said:

for carrying to classes

Gaming laptop like Dell 7567 or,
premium consumer laptop with 8250U and MX150 like Acer Swift 3

Desktop specs:

Spoiler

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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