[GB] £500-600 ~15.6" or less - programming/bit of CSGO if possible

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country of purchase: England

• Budget range: £500-600

• Purpose (netbook, ultraportable, mainstream, gaming, desktop replacement, etc.): Programming, running a VM, general web browsing, multitasking, and if possible, CSGO at around 60 fps.

• Screen size preference: Somewhere around 15 inches

• OS preference (Windows/Mac/Linux): The laptop can come preinstalled with Windows, I don't mind, but I intend to dual-boot Linux Mint on it. Something that is known to be compatible would be great. (I don't mind proprietary drivers)

• Gaming requirements (list example games and desired fps/settings): CSGO 60 fps (if possible, if not, it's okay)

• Other performance requirements (video editing, CAD, etc.): I do want to run a VM on it for programming, and I need something with decent horsepower to compile large C/++ projects.

• Portability requirements (constantly carried, frequently moved, mostly stationary, etc.): I would like to move it around the house/use it in bed/etc, so I guess "frequently moved".

• Brand preferences and reasons (already owned accessories, familiarity, business compatibility): None whatsoever. Just no Lenovo please :)

• Any particular style that you like (examples are great): Anything is fine.

Which of the following qualities would you prefer? (Choose one or two)

• Long battery life -vs- Low weight -vs- High performance: Ideally, somewhere in between for all three. However, if I were forced to choose 2, I'd prefer something lightweight enough not to get annoying when moving it around and high performance. If I must only pick one, high performance.

• Build quality -vs- Low price: Low price, as long as it's not terrible build quality. I'm fine with decent.

List any critical features: Preferably low heat, although, I am asking for high performance, so I don't know just how possible that is. Also, 6GB RAM at a bare minimum, preferably 8GB.

Which features would you pay a premium for? (eg. high resolution screen, great keyboard/touchpad/audio, low noise/heat): I don't need an amazing screen, something with 1366x768 or 1080p is fine. Any higher is just useless to me. I would really enjoy a nice keyboard as I will be using it a lot, same goes for touchpad. As for speakers, I'll never ever use them. Between low heat and low noise I'll pick low heat. I would much rather something that stays pretty cool, even if it means it's quite loud.

Thank you very much for the help!