Laptops I'm looking at.

Okjoek · November 16, 2017

As long as it has 4 cores, good build quality and some entry level discrete GPU I'm happy.

First there's the one Linus brought to my attention with his recent review. The Xiaomi notebook pro for 1000 USD.

https://www.gearbest.com/laptops/pp_786412.html?currency=USD&vip=766727&gclid=Cj0KCQiAi7XQBRDnARIsANeLIetq1fSkg01F5-S8Le9WTMyPtWspisQuud5sjTg-aSznx1Ev0pjyr4saAmapEALw_wcB

Linus gave the thing a lot of praise and the battery life has caught my attention, but I have a few concerns.

1. Rumors/reviews I heard that the build quality isn't as good as it first appears and begins to show over time.

2. Needing to buy a whole new OS just to get out of the Chinese language sounds like a hastle.

3. Un-upgradeable RAM

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Next consideration is the Sager NP5852

https://www.sagernotebook.com/customize.php?productid=1329

Unlike the Xiaomi It can have 16GB of RAM for under 1000 USD (~968 USD in my config on their page) One of my favorite YTer/streamers uses a Sager Clevo gaming laptop so it gives me a bit of faith going in even if it's still really expensive.

Only concern I can think of is battery life because it doesn't mention it and some of these Sager laptops I looked at on other sites said only something like 2 hours, though they were different models.

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Used Lenovo Y520

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-Legion-Y520-i5-7300HQ-NVIDIA-1050-Ti-256GB-SSD-8GB-15-6-Gaming-Laptop/112642963415?epid=2222146350&hash=item1a3a0b37d7:g:tGAAAOSwUlxaDJ5d

For 675 USD this looks almost too good to be true... But the seller's reviews look legit.

MrImnotMLG · November 16, 2017

For the Xiaomi: Actually you don't need to buy windows again. Just reinstall windows by using a flashdrive that has the ISO on it, Somewhere in the documentation or on the laptop should be the key and use that when prompted to.

I'd personally go for the Lenovo because it has the 1050ti. The mx150 is a few steps below so it could hold you back with more demanding games. But it's still not a bad processor.