Gaming Laptop - $800 to $850, meet recommended specs for Rainbow Six Siege

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I don't need the best of the best. I will list what I want in priority order:

$800-$850 price, 15 inch screen

can play Rainbow Six Siege. Overwatch would be nice as well but not as necessary. The recommended looks lower for OW than Siege.

keyboard is as close to standard as possible. numpad is not necessary but keys like END should hopefully not be missing

5.5 pounds or lighter

battery life should be pretty good

screen visuals most important, then audio

Does anyone think they can help? Right now my top contender is HP Omen but the reviews make it seem lackluster.

  • Total budget and country of purchase: $850, USA

  • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications to your requirements for the money? Pick or include any that apply. good battery life is nice, but just a solid standard laptop that can play Rainbow Six Siege with no problems

  • How important is weight to you? 5.5 pounds or lighter

  • Which OS do you require? Windows, Linux, Mac. Windows

  • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 15 inch

  • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. If you have no requirements, put N/A. Rainbow Six Siege, that's it. Overwatch as a nice bonus If I happen to get GTX 900+ then it'd be cool to do Machine Learning projects

  • If you're gaming (leave blank if you put N/A above...), do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Rainbow Six Siege, standard settings across the board

  • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable business grade build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Keyboard should be standard with no missing keys

  • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. Good screen quality is more important than good speakers (I plan on wearing headphones)

Posted Apr 12, 2017, 8:06 AM UTC · edited

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shopineerMade Shopineer•

I would try to get a GTX 1050 Ti for gaming with this budget.

What about the [Lenovo Legion Y520] (https://shopineer.com/laptops/Lenovo-Legion-Y520-80WK001LUS)?

  • 7th Generation Intel Core i5-7300HQ Processor (2.50GHz 6MB)
  • 15.6"
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 1 TB HDD
  • NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti 4GB
  • Windows 10 Home 64

It has a good build quality and a good keyboard/touchpad according to [this review] (http://laptopmedia.com/review/lenovo-legion-y520-gtx-1050-ti-review-the-y-series-are-finally-on-the-right-track/). It also has an IPS screen for wider viewing angles. You can upgrade RAM and add an SSD later on if required.

The GTX 1050 Ti should handle most modern games on high settings (including Rainbow Six Siege and Overwatch on high/ultra).

For more options you can check this [list of gaming laptops] (https://shopineer.com/laptops/top-lists/best-gaming-laptops).

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BeginnerLevelFoodieOP•

Thanks for the recommendation! I'm looking at it now.

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shopineerMade Shopineer•

No problem!

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BeginnerLevelFoodieOP•

This one isn't as strong specced, but it has better battery life. Would this be adequate?

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-15-6-Inch-Quad-Core-i5-6300HQ-Processor/dp/B015PYYDMQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1491983055&sr=8-2&keywords=Inspiron+15+7000+Gaming

EDIT: Never mind, the battery life is only half an hour longer, at 4.5 hours

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shopineerMade Shopineer•

I think the [Dell Inspiron i7559-763BLK] (https://shopineer.com/laptops/Dell-15-6-Inch-Gaming-Laptop-i7559-763BLK) is a reasonable option, but I would try to get at least a GTX 1050 if you want a balance between gaming performance and battery life.

What about the [HP Pavilion Power Laptop - 15t] (https://shopineer.com/laptops/HP-Pavilion-Power-Laptop-15t-Quad-w-2GB-gfx-touch-optional-X7P44AV-1)?

Base config:

  • Intel Core i5-7300HQ (2.5 GHz, up to 3.5 GHz, 6 MB cache, 4 cores)
  • 15.6"
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 6 GB RAM
  • 1 TB HDD
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (2 GB GDDR5 dedicated)
  • Windows 10 Home 64
  • 4.84 lbs.

It is fairly lightweight for a 15" laptop with these specs. You can configure it with more RAM and an SSD if you prefer that.

It has a good battery life (advertised at 9 hours, maybe you can get 6-7 hours in practice). It also has an IPS screen for wider viewing angles.

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LonerIM2Affiliate Links | LaptopLegend.com•

I would suggest this Acer Apire because it comes with with everything you need , i5 quad core CPU which is one of the best in the market and great for gaming and excel, 8 GB of ram for smooth multitasking, Good SSD storage of 256 GB for faster boot up and loading, Full HD screen which is a must have for this price range, high build quality, very good heat management, and better GPU (1050) for better gaming performance and it is within your budget.

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BeginnerLevelFoodieOP•

It seems its lowest cost is $900.

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LonerIM2Affiliate Links | LaptopLegend.com•

Sorry, it seems that the 800 I meant to link to is no longer available, too bad it was a great option, I will look for another when I am on my PC.

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BeginnerLevelFoodieOP•

i went with the dell. thanks for the help though :) 750 total

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LonerIM2Affiliate Links | LaptopLegend.com•

Not a problem, glad I can help :)

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