Supply the forum with your short list. Since you are gaming, don't put models that don't have a dedicated GPU plus video memory on the list.
Looking for a new laptop and I'm looking to spend no more than €600. (I live in France!)
I'm not looking for a super machine as I know my budget does not allow it.
I mostly use my laptop for browsing/streaming but I do like to game and edit videos/photos.
The types of games I play are the likes of "The Binding of Isaac" so I really don't need much at all on that front!
The video/photo editing is an occasional hobby too so it's not like I need something that renders in a flash!
Basically I'm looking for something that is sturdy, (this is quite important as I haven't treated laptops well in the past although I'm going to change my ways!), can play relatively basic games and won't catch fire if I wanted to render a 20 minute video in Sony Vegas.
I'm terrible at judging between laptops so if anyone had any ideas and/or advice I would greatly appreciate it!
Thanks
Alan

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