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I'm currently looking for a Laptop suitable for animation and gaming. I'm not an animation student, so it will only be a hobby and if I enjoy it I will consider getting a separate animation laptop (in summary, the animation will not be 'extreme')
Along with animation, I would like to be able to do gaming with the laptop.
So, I've been looking into it and so far it seems I need 8GB Ram, 1TB HDD, core i5 + and preferably 15" screen.
My first question is will a laptop with that spec be suitable for animation and a bit of gaming? Will I need more power?
My second question is about budget, as mine is considerably low. Is it possible to find a laptop, roughly top £500? ($654)?
Can anyone recommend a laptop / confim what spec I need?
Thanks

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