Hello folks!
Basically I have been looking for a laptop on and off for a good while now and have found very little that I am confident I will be pleased with.
The main thing I am looking for is portability and affordability; while my budget is flexible, ideally i'd like to avoid spending over £800, which I know limits my options.
On the portability front, I would prefer a thinner laptop and an optical drive is not needed since I already own an external.
In terms of gaming I do not require anything amazing as I own a fairly competent desktop and PS4, so the laptop will just be for when I am on the go really, and games would probably be a long the lines of Skyrim, Chivalry, Sims 3/ 4, Tropico, Football Manager, Company of Heroes, Hearthstone, you get the idea, basically Skyrim would likely be the most demanding.
Two laptop brands that have caught my eye and I have taken serious consideration towards were the HP Envy Range or the Lenovo Y/Z range. As well as these I've heard the occasional opinions of the HP ProBook being quite decent, but any help on the matter would be appreciated, I am open to any ideas as long as the chassis is not too obnoxious and large (e.g. Alienware), I much more for the sleeker looking laptops, akin to the design of a MacBook Pro.
Basically I have been looking for a laptop on and off for a good while now and have found very little that I am confident I will be pleased with.
The main thing I am looking for is portability and affordability; while my budget is flexible, ideally i'd like to avoid spending over £800, which I know limits my options.
On the portability front, I would prefer a thinner laptop and an optical drive is not needed since I already own an external.
In terms of gaming I do not require anything amazing as I own a fairly competent desktop and PS4, so the laptop will just be for when I am on the go really, and games would probably be a long the lines of Skyrim, Chivalry, Sims 3/ 4, Tropico, Football Manager, Company of Heroes, Hearthstone, you get the idea, basically Skyrim would likely be the most demanding.
Two laptop brands that have caught my eye and I have taken serious consideration towards were the HP Envy Range or the Lenovo Y/Z range. As well as these I've heard the occasional opinions of the HP ProBook being quite decent, but any help on the matter would be appreciated, I am open to any ideas as long as the chassis is not too obnoxious and large (e.g. Alienware), I much more for the sleeker looking laptops, akin to the design of a MacBook Pro.