U.S. Gaming/General use laptop Budget $1200

• Total budget and country of purchase: $1200 and buying in the U.S.

• Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Not 2 in 1, decent battery life, definitely want the best bang for my buck.

• How important is weight and thinness to you? Thinness is not really important however weight is.

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

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 15.6 is my preferred size

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. I'll be doing a lot of gaming. As well as some photo editing.

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Civ 6, Total War, Xcom 2. I would like to be able to run Resident Evil :Biohazard as well. The strategy games i would like to be able to run on max or close to max settings. RE:Biohazard i just want to be playable.

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? A good keyboard is a must, along with a sturdy, reliable build.

• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

VR is not something i feel is necessary at this point. When and if i every decide to do that i will build a desktop rig for it.