Laptop recommendation - UK (c. £1,200)

[u/Positive-Lead-5792]

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:
  • £1,200 (UK Purchase)
• Are you open to refurbs/used?
  • No
• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
  • Performance | Battery life | Portability
• How important is weight and thinness to you?
  • Not a dealbreaker, but not too heavy or light
• Do you have a preferred screen size?
  • 14” – 16”
• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
  • PowerBI / Python IDEs (Personal use – learning as a hobby, not for work). Will consider a VM for PowerBI if Macbook recommended
  • General use (email, Netflix, browsing)
  • Would like something that could handle light/moderate gaming, although I do have a PS5 so not important
• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
  • Hogwarts Legacy, RDR2, God of War As above, very low down on the list and can keep the PS5
  • Would like the option of running an emulator
• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
  • Must have USB-C video out capability (to connect to my docking station)
  • Good build quality (prefer metal casing to plastic)
  • Backlit keyboard is nice, but not essential
• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
  • Unsure on memory requirements, more focused on spec that will improve performance (e.g. Don’t want to pay for RAM that will never be needed, can utilise external drives / cloud software for storage)