I'm looking to buy a laptop for around £800-£1000 (around $1200-$1700) that will handle design and music production software easily (i.e. photoshop etc...) and is capable of gaming, though ultra settings/hard-core gaming isn't necessary. Durability and future-proofing is fairly important though I know that's limited with many laptops.
Portability and a decent battery life isn't necessary either (though always nice) - I'd much rather have something lower cost/higher specs/doesn't overheat than is super thin and light.
My main problem is that the only things I can find in my price range seem to always be lacking in one area, so if I had to compromise (considering my usage) what would you suggest is the least/most important to have:
A decent SSD
Good Graphics card
Large RAM (everything I'm looking at is 8GB+)
anything else?
Or even better, any recommendations for particular laptops?
I've done a fair amount of research, but still not too knowledgeable so any help is appreciated! Thanks
Portability and a decent battery life isn't necessary either (though always nice) - I'd much rather have something lower cost/higher specs/doesn't overheat than is super thin and light.
My main problem is that the only things I can find in my price range seem to always be lacking in one area, so if I had to compromise (considering my usage) what would you suggest is the least/most important to have:
A decent SSD
Good Graphics card
Large RAM (everything I'm looking at is 8GB+)
anything else?
Or even better, any recommendations for particular laptops?
I've done a fair amount of research, but still not too knowledgeable so any help is appreciated! Thanks