A new laptop

At the end of may I'm going to buy myself a new laptop. Trying to stay well below 1000 euro's. (800-900)
Using it for some internet/some casual gaming (I'm alright with medium settings for some of the latest games any higher settings would be plus) watching movies etc.

Had this one in mind. If anyone has better options just let me know. (And no I'm not looking for a desktop)

Maybe a bit too much info below, but it was hard enough to find the specs in English only.

OMEN BY HP 15-AX010ND

Audio
Built-in microphone

Number of speakers
2
Speakers manufacturer
Bang & Olufsen
Camera
Front camera

Certificates
Energy Star certified

EPEAT compliance
Silver
Connectivity
Combo headphone/microphone port

Docking compatibility

HDMI ports
1
LAN (RJ-45) ports
1
USB 2.0 ports
1
USB 3.1 (Gen 1) type A ports
2
Display
Aspect ratio
16:9
Display coating
Matt
Display resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels
HD Type
Full HD
LED backlight

Panel type
IPS
Screen size
15.6"
Touchscreen

Energy management
AC adapter power
120 W
Battery cells
3
Battery life
11 h
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Watt/hours
61.5 Wh
Graphics
GFX memory
2 GB
GFX memory type
GDDR5
GFX model
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
Keyboard
Backlit keyboard

Numeric keypad

Pointing device
Touchpad
Memory
Clock speed
2133 MHz
Maximum memory
8 GB
Memory layout
2 x 4 GB
Memory type
DDR4-SDRAM
RAM
8 GB
Networking
4G mobile internet

Bluetooth

Bluetooth version
4.2
Mobile internet (3G/4G)

Network speed (LAN)
10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Network technology (wired)

Wi-Fi standard
IEEE 802.11ac
Wireless LAN (WiFi)

Operating system/software
Operating system
Windows 10 Home
Operating system architecture
64-bit
Optical drive
Optical drive

Physical characteristics
Cable lock slot

Cable lock slot type
Kensington
Colour of product
Silver
Depth
25.3 cm
Height
2.45 cm
Model
Clamshell
Product type
Notebook
Weight
2.2 kg
Width
38.2 cm
Processor
Cache
6 MB
Graphics processor
Intel HD Graphics 530
Motherboard chipset
Intel HM170
Number of cores
4
Number of threads
4
Processor cache level
Smart Cache
Processor clock speed
2.3 GHz
Processor clock speed (Boost)
3.2 GHz
Processor family
Intel Core i5-6xxx
Processor model
i5-6300HQ
System bus
8 GT/s
Sensors
Accelerometer

Storage media
Card reader

Compatible memory cards
SD
Hard drive interface
SATA
HDD storage capacity
1 TB
Number of SSDs installed
1
Number of storage drives installed
1
Rotational speed
7200 RPM
SSD interface
M.2
SSD storage capacity
128 GB
Storage media type
HDD+SSD
Total storage capacity
1.128 TB
Technical details
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

Product numbers
MPN
F1F08EA#ABH
Komplett product number
20797703

 

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Football Manager would be the main thing I play on it too, but if I can play some "newer" games like maybe Battlefield 1/Resident Evil on medium settings and games like DayZ I would be satisfied. (Have my PS4 for my main gaming) Probably will keep my current laptop for movies etc. as long it doesn't fall apart even more. (Monitor only is attached to one hinge (?))

 

My FM runs at about *1.

* yees.

 

My last laptop was in a terrible state near the end. The screen part was only connected to the keyboard by a couple of wires. I had to prop up the screen with a couple of cups or cushions if I was sitting on the couch.

 

Same here....or was it half a star? Doesn't even show the crowds at the stadiums even though I ticked the box.

. Mine got * because I LOVE to have cables everywhere. First I got stuck behind my headphone cable, so that input was *, next I got stuck behind the HDMI cable running from my laptop to my TV and cracked the panel near the hinge and finally tripped over the powercable and that destroyed the hinge itself. Afraid of folding the * thing closed now, so I keep the laptop open at all times.

 

it actually probably is/was a half star.

Ah, I've always wondered why the * i never had anyone in the crowd, regardless of how big a game it was

 

Stay away from HP Paviliions I got one less than a year ago and I had so many problems with it, HP never again, my mate warned me they were * I should have listened.

 

Think I'll go with the the Omen one I posted in the first post. Had a quick look around on Steam and I think it will do the job just fine. One month still to decide though. This one's 849 Euro's. Any tips still welcome though.

 

The laptop you posted looks good imo, screens a bit on the small side but probably about standard as far as laptops go. Should run BF1/resi quite well on low settings. I took the liberty of picking out the main components as your op was giving me eye cancer:

Monitor 15.6" 1080p
Graphics card: gtx 960m 2gb
Memory: 8gb ddr4
Processor: i5 6300hq
SSD: 128gb
HD: 1tb 7200rpm

Had a quick look on ebuyer and google and it seems a fair price for a laptop of that spec.

 

The HP Pavilion Laptop 15.6. with the Intel chip are generally the most reliable. Just hook it up to whatever size of monitor you want for gaming and away you go. I wouldn't buy any other make of laptop than HP Pavilion.Our family have used them for years, great laptops.

 

You must of got a Friday one. Mines just went over 11 years old. Used everyday. Mainly used to watch kodi on my tv these days although used and abused for counter strike for many years. Can't fault how good its been.

 

Another HP Paviliion fan here. Had mine for 3 years and it still runs like brand new.

 

This is after a long search my number 1 pick for the moment.

I heard it was a bit on the heavy side and strangely build so it doesn't fit well in a laptop bag/sleeve, but am not really going to travel with it.

It's 999 euro's (Was 1199) Hope the price will stay the same until the 23rd of May.

Lenovo Ideapad Y700 15ISK

Processor
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 2.6 GHz (Intel Core i7)
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M - 4096 MB, Core: 1097 MHz, Memory: 5010 MHz, 359.00, Optimus
Memory
16384 MB , DDR4-2132, PC4-17000, 1066.1 MHz, Dual-Channel, 15-15-15-36
Display
15.6 inch 16:9, 1920x1080 pixel, 10-point capacitive, LG Philips, IPS, Model: LP156WF6-SPK1, ID: LGD04A7, glossy: yes
Mainboard
Intel HM170 (Skylake PCH-H)
Storage
Samsung MZNLN128HCGR-000L2, 128 GB , Secondary: Western Digital WD10SPCX 1 TB HDD
Weight
2.902 kg ( = 102.37 oz / 6.4 pounds), Power Supply: 590 g ( = 20.81 oz / 1.3 pounds)

 

That's better than my PC.

 

Too bad the screen isn't that big and there isn't a VGA port, but might go for a desktop gaming pc this time next year if this meets my expectations. Would a external VGA port work btw?

 

An external VGA port might be a bit laggy, if your monitor has a DVI port you'd be better of with a HDMI to DVI adapter.