Heya. I'm replacing my laptop of 4+ years. I'll be using it mostly for school work and general use, along with some specific programs, as well as to play mostly indie games. Weight, speed, and the ability to run UE4 are my key wants. I've laid out my specific preferences thusly.
Country where it will be purchased.
Norway
Maximum budget.
7500 NOK / $850
Max size (can be in screen inches, dimensions, weight). Screen and size is whatever.
Weight needs to be below 2.0, preferably around 1.5-6. The lighter, the better.
Planned usage (what kind of games or specific games it must run, if heavily gaming at all).
General use, school work, Unreal Engine 4, Unity 5, Adobe Photoshop, Maya, standard music software, Dark Souls 3 (ideally), SOMA, indie titles.
Whatever else you find relevant, misc. things such as desired battery life, screen resolution, fan noise, etc.
Windows 7, ideally a quiet fan, minimum 4-5h battery
I'd love to get some spec details, especially regarding Unreal Engine 4, so I can search some on my own. My brother did some digging for me and suggested Multicom Talisa U731 with the following features, below budget cap:
No operating system
13.3" Full HD LED 1920x1080 16:9 Matt IPS screen
Intel HD Graphics 520, DirectX12 compatible
6. gen Intel Core™ i5-6200U prosessor 2.3GHz ~ 2.8GHz, dual core (onboard)
8GB DDR3 1600MHz SO-DIMM RAM
256GB SSD
Aluminium Ultrabook
7h battery life
1.4 kg w/battery, 18mm
Appreciative of all the help I can get. Cheers.