u/The_hidden_copse

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• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase.

Ideal budget under £1k, max budget maybe up to around £1300 depending on how much I can sell the parts for on my old laptop

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

 

Yes

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

 

Would like decent battery life as planning on living in a van soon, performance just enough for light gaming/video editing/blender

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

 

Not important at all

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

 

14 or above

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

 

Video editing with shotcut, blender, and some light gaming (steam)

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

 

RTS games, occasionally minecraft (happy to go without as I know MC runs terribly), Terraria, farming sims - Not too fussed about FPS, as long as its not a slideshow

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

 

Good keyboard, reliable build quality, decent cooling system as primarily interested in longevity

• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

 

I want something that will last a while (5 years minimum), primary use will be casual but I do want something that can handle video editing and blender, light gaming would be a plus but is not absolutely essential. My Lenovo Legion 5 just died after 2.5 years, so I am not interested in Lenovo products.