Decent laptop for the price. Typically quite hard to find a good all-round spec for this money. The big compromise at this price point are usually the screens (which are almost always dreadful), but this surprisingly has a respectable display.
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Quad Core Processor
15.6" Full HD Screen
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit
8GB DDR4 RAM
128GB SSD
DVD Rewriter
Dedicated GeForce GTX 960M 2GB Graphics
USB3 | HDMI | Bluetooth | DisplayPort
It's marketed as a gaming machine, which is a bit of a push given the GTX960M, but for business use or as a multimedia machine it's ideal.
There's bound to be someone who votes cold because of the 128GB SSD. Not a huge concern IMHO since portable external storage is so cheap these days it shouldn't be an issue.
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puddles9999
20 Aug 17#1
Heat shame it’s not 1050 but at that price? Should I bite?
korny2 to puddles9999
20 Aug 17#2
1050 be better but you probably have to add another 200 pound to it, specs seem decent should run most games 1080p medium settings fine.
kitana8 to korny2
20 Aug 17#13
I posted this deal just over a month ago from Ebuyer but came with MSI bag as well. Good deal but think others deals are round the corner although could wait forever on that point.
Not actually true as I got the HP Omen with simlar spec for same price but a 1050 in it for the wife. Obviously that deal isn't on from john lewis anymore but could come back again as it has done twice since.
korny2 to kitana8
20 Aug 17#26
That's amazing value if you got a i7 with a 1050 for 600 pound was that posted on this site.
kitana8 to korny2
23 Aug 17#52
Was same spec as this but with 1050 and no dvd but who uses CD's anymore anyway hehe plus makes it a lot thinner
plewis00
20 Aug 17#3
GTX 960M is still pretty good - it is a 'gaming' laptop in the sense of having mid-high end discrete graphics and at that price it's pretty hard to ignore. 1050 is better but noticeably or worth a lot more? I'd say that's debatable as this'll still do what you want with settings turned down a little
zaax
20 Aug 17#4
very small ssd
unohu
20 Aug 17#5
Any good for video editing? Currently using a laptop with a 3rd gen i7 which is struggling. Is this quad core i5 better than a dual core i7 you often find in many laptops??
SrsJoe to unohu
20 Aug 17#6
You will notice a difference but generally for video editing you'll want more cores/threads so a 4 core i7 would be way better than a 4 core i5
unohu to SrsJoe
20 Aug 17#7
Ok, thanks, looks like I will have to increase my budget then!
ScoobyStoo to unohu
20 Aug 17#34
Don't mess around if you are editing video. Get a display with good colour rendition, a CPU with 4 cores and hyperthreading, and as much RAM as you can afford.
jstromecs1
20 Aug 17#8
I have a similar Lenovo laptop with the same processor and video card , its great, but in 2017 I would totally go for at least GTX 1050.
P.S. I bought it for 700 euros two years ago, so buying a similar laptop for 600 pounds today doesn't seem like a great deal to me.
dealdex to jstromecs1
20 Aug 17#9
This cpu only came out January of this year?
jstromecs1 to dealdex
20 Aug 17#10
My bad, I have an i5 6300HQ and GTX960m. Still, it's better to go with the next gen gpu.
ScoobyStoo to jstromecs1
20 Aug 17#25
Exchange rate has significantly dropped since then. Pointless comparing prices two years ago.
CUFC01
20 Aug 17#11
I have similar GL552J model. Battery life is terrible. Has the Gtx950m handled the few games I've played on it fine. With the i7 I Paid £750 for it back in January. It does have blu ray drive and 750GB hDD as well as 128gb SSD
would never spend that much on a laptop again only slightly better than my £350 i3 acer
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It's marketed as a gaming machine, which is a bit of a push given the GTX960M, but for business use or as a multimedia machine it's ideal.
There's bound to be someone who votes cold because of the 128GB SSD. Not a huge concern IMHO since portable external storage is so cheap these days it shouldn't be an issue.
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Not actually true as I got the HP Omen with simlar spec for same price but a 1050 in it for the wife. Obviously that deal isn't on from john lewis anymore but could come back again as it has done twice since.
P.S. I bought it for 700 euros two years ago, so buying a similar laptop for 600 pounds today doesn't seem like a great deal to me.
would never spend that much on a laptop again only slightly better than my £350 i3 acer