Getting a laptop - need suggestions

[Lux]

Hey guys, I'm going to uni (better late than never) and not planning on bringing my PC so I need to get a laptop.

 

I've been struggling to find what I'm after... generally looking for it to be able to play games e.g. Rome Total War (by no means high settings), Dota 2 etc... Also looking for 1080p, preferably Dual core i5, don't want to overdo it on i7 or quad core as it overheats and kills the battery life. I'm trying to look for around 4 hours battery life.

 

I've seen a few that look ok..

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-Inspiron-15R-SE-Definition/dp/B00CIBNJVG/#productDetails

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-Chronos-780Z5E-15-6-Touch-Laptop-Core-i5-2-6GHz-8GB-RAM-1TB-Win-8-/111172870364?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item19e26b60dc

 

The 2nd one is great but at £850 ($1350) it's pretty steep for me. I might just settle on the Dell, but if I can find something a bit better I'd take it. Something around £600-£750 is my budget. If any of you guys have any good alternatives please share .

[Daze]

I've always wanted an XPS 15

 

http://www.dell.com/uk/p/xps-15-l521x/pd

 

You'll have it plugged in most of the time so I dunno why you give a shit about battery life.

 

I'd see about getting them to downgrade to Windows 7.

 

You can do it on finance and pay a lump sum then pay the rest monthly - hopefully if you manage to actually get a fucking job

[Lux]

I've always wanted an XPS 15

 

http://www.dell.com/uk/p/xps-15-l521x/pd

 

You'll have it plugged in most of the time so I dunno why you give a shit about battery life.

 

I'd see about getting them to downgrade to Windows 7.

 

You can do it on finance and pay a lump sum then pay the rest monthly - hopefully if you manage to actually get a fucking job

 

Thanks, though I really don't want to spend that much. It's not that I can't buy it outright, I just don't want to overspend. I'm not going to get a job at all whilst at uni.... all saved up

 

It does look nice, the GPU is ok but then the Samsung one I linked has a better GPU.

 

Seems very hard to find something in the £650-£750 price range. I don't mind Windows 7 or even no OS at all (I can just acquire it anyway...).

 

If I was going to sacrifice battery life, then I would get this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-Ideapad-Laptop-Black-Graphics-Windows/dp/B00B2HVYRI/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1379663134&sr=1-1&keywords=lenovo+y500

[Vick]

I'm using the HP Pavilion g. It runs Dota and css. It sometimes overheat, but it's okay (so far 0_0)

[Lux]

Gone for this in the end - Came to £690 - http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=sebqmw&s=5#.Ujyjtcakrw8

 

I changed the HDD in the pic to 750GB (and changed the Matte screen to Glossy to save £50)