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Which laptop for £2000?

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Hi, I'm looking for a laptop for £2000  uk pounds. I will be mainly using it for programming, circuit simulations and some gaming.

I'm thinking of getting this - https://www.scan.co.uk/products/156-aorus-x5-v6-cf1-qhdplus-ips-g-sync-i7-6820hk-16gb-ddr4-256gb-m2-pcie-ssdplus1tb-hdd-8gb-gtx-1070

but seeing if anyone has any alternatives. Ideally with thunderbolt 3

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You really want to lug that boat anchor around all the time? 

 

 

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what use will you give it?
because you might just be able to get one with an gtx 1080
or you will be better of with much portable one + a great, better performing, PC 

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I do not the space in my current housing, I also plan on doing a placement year in Japan hopefully so a desktop is not really an option. Lightly will be better. I'm not sure if a 1080 will fit the budget

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14 minutes ago, Shahin said:

I do not the space in my current housing, I also plan on doing a placement year in Japan hopefully so a desktop is not really an option. Lightly will be better. I'm not sure if a 1080 will fit the budget

You should be looking at HK or desktop CPUs
Aorus X5/X7, Alienware 15/17, Clevo P650/P670/P775, MSI GT, just to name a few

Edit: The X5 you choose runs a bit hot and loud due to the thin chassis. (also weak battery life) Remember, powerful hardware and thin,light chassis doesn't come together

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I spent £1300 on my Alienware 15 r3. It has i7 6700, 16GB RAM, 1070, 1TB HDD. I added a 512gb m.2 SSD for £120. I use mine mostly for programming, and gaming in my free time. Before this, i had an MSI gs60 ghost pro. The first thing to consider is battery life. Gaming laptops have a terrible battery life. My Alienware can just push 2 1/2 hours on a low workload (browsing web, writing code and such) the MSI I had previously would do 3-4, IIRC. My Alienware is heavy and a strange size. I had to buy a bag specifically for it. Due to the fact that you're going to be studying, and for such a huge budget why not sacrifice ultra gaming for portability and battery life. The Dell XPS 15 is an amazing laptop and you can still game. It's super portable to take your classes and will last you all day. I guess it'll depend on how much of a priority gaming is to you.

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There are a few ultrabooks you can take a peek at. The ZenBook is supposed to be a great machine too, but I've never had any hands-on experience with it.

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