Quite a good deal in my opinion. Very impressive battery life for a gaming laptop too (7-8 hours), drawbacks would be that it's from the Nvidia 900 series rather than the 1000 series which would mean though its performance is comparable to the 1060 it would produce more heat and be less optimised. It looks to be a bit heavier than other 15.6" models at 3.5kg rather than 2.5.
But for those on a budget this really does it if you don't mind this dated model. You won't find many like this for under 1000.
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nw104hh
28 Sep 17#1
980m below £900, that's what i call HOT DEAL!
paul_merton
28 Sep 17#2
Seems a bit last year.... but that keyboard is peng.
nw104hh to paul_merton
28 Sep 17#3
980M 8GB can easily beat 1060 and although it's slightly less powerful than 1070, it's still very powerful card...
It's actually very near, so if you find a much better deal for it it's very much worth it.
SomeRandomISHere to ZahrinAdwa
1 Oct 17#42
It depends on the type of 1060 as well. The 3gb max Q is probably weaker then a 980m for example (although it would keep all the advantages of being a newer card). The full 3gb version vs the 980m is very close so that extra power will matter.
In the end, for this laptop, I'd worry about that CPU. Laptop CPU's are still much weaker then desktop cpus.
ZahrinAdwa to nw104hh
28 Sep 17#11
I wasn't saying it's a bad deal. I think it's a great laptop for the price. I was just saying it doesn't easily beat the 1060
Are you sure you're looking at the 980M, it's 51st on your list? Which is worse than the 1060 Mobile.
IbnFulaan
28 Sep 17#4
The battery is a massive plus, the standard for gaming laptops round that range is 3-4 hours, with some exceptions like the Acer VX5 (VX 15) which is 5-6, at 7-8 this is amazing.
lump
28 Sep 17#9
This is a great find. A very viable alternative to a 10 Series gpu
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But for those on a budget this really does it if you don't mind this dated model. You won't find many like this for under 1000.
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It's no where near to the 1060
gpu.userbenchmark.com/Com…336
In the end, for this laptop, I'd worry about that CPU. Laptop CPU's are still much weaker then desktop cpus.
I wasn't saying it's a bad deal. I think it's a great laptop for the price. I was just saying it doesn't easily beat the 1060
Not much between this and a 1060, but you won't get a new 1060 laptop for close to this price.
Personally, I'm going to wait until I can get a 1060 laptop for about a grand. Fingers crossed for some amazing black Friday deals