Best laptop for under £600 (UK)

kylepont

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Dec 28, 2013
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Just looking for the best laptop out there for £600 in the UK (don't want to import from elsewhere). Just a few criteria that I'd like the laptop to meet:

A 1920x1080 screen
Able to run Photoshop
Able to run Dota 2 and Civ V reasonably well (50-60fps on low-medium)

No operating system is required, as I have a Win 7 key lying around. I've already searched on PC Specialist but I'm not sure if an i5-4210M and a DDR3 GTX 850 fits the bill.
 
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Anything with an i3, i5 or i7 and a GTX 860m or higher GPU should be easily capable of those requirements. I'd recommend an i5 or i7 plus the discreet GPU to play it safe and ensure the best application support. Look for models with 8GB or more of RAM with 8GB being just fine for almost any application or game out there aside from high end professional applications or VM's.

I was looking around for an i5 or i7 unit with a GTX 860M which is a lot more capable than the 850, but was unable to find a unit with either card for less than £600 on any of the sites I looked at so that unit you found might be a good deal depending on who makes it and what type of panel the display has.
Anything with an i3, i5 or i7 and a GTX 860m or higher GPU should be easily capable of those requirements. I'd recommend an i5 or i7 plus the discreet GPU to play it safe and ensure the best application support. Look for models with 8GB or more of RAM with 8GB being just fine for almost any application or game out there aside from high end professional applications or VM's.

I was looking around for an i5 or i7 unit with a GTX 860M which is a lot more capable than the 850, but was unable to find a unit with either card for less than £600 on any of the sites I looked at so that unit you found might be a good deal depending on who makes it and what type of panel the display has.
 
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