Laptop for light video editing, programming etc

Question

I need a laptop that will cope with light video editing, software development, and maybe a bit of gaming if I have time. I regularly have 30+ tabs open in Chrome, with multiple Word / Excel / Outlook instances open and run disk intensive downloads frequently.

My budget is £875 (GBP) including UK VAT absolute max.

Needs to have

• An Intel Core i7 5th Gen or greater
• At least 256GB harddrive, SSD preferred but can be an m.2 of lesser capacity as long as it has a second HDD
• FHD (1920x1080) resolution or better
• 8GB of RAM or more

Would be nice to have (not vital)

• 15" or larger Screen
• 8 or more hours of battery life on general computing, not intensive stuff clearly
• A dedicated GPU

Bear in mind I have built a PC before, and if a cheaper laptop is upgradeable within my budget, im happy to do that, such as buy a bigger internal hdd or RAM with the laptop all within the £875 (GBP)

Answer 1

Considering your requirements, I'd recommend Dell's New Inspiron 15 5000 (5567) which goes for about £799 + VAT and delivery. From personal experience, Dell's laptops tend to be decently robust and are of good quality.

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Reasons for Recommendation:

Meets All of your Requirements:

• 7th Gen Kaby Lake i7-7500U @ 2.7GHz
• 256GB SSD
• 1920x1080 FHD Display
• 16GB DDR4-2400 MHz

Meets of your non-Vital Requirements:

• 15.6" Anti-Glare Display

• 7hrs 35min run time on battery while browsing.

• Dedicated GPU - AMD Radeon R7 M445

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SSD upgrades are possible, however they may not be within your budget since most larger capacity SSDs cost more than £75.