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Best laptop for coding, programing, light gaming and school?

KatherineKat

Commendable
Apr 15, 2016
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I'm looking for a laptop for college, my budget is about $1,200 or lower. I don't want no bulky or heavy laptops.
 
Gigabyte p55w v5 is under 6 pounds comes with i7 6700. 970m and future proof with ddr4. Has hard drive options you can find one with 120gb Ssd 1 tb hdd under 1200 .
 


why not Inspiron i7559 or y700 or asus rog?
 


Good choices , I love Asus . But they are also more commonly known already and giving him a different option