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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

looking for opinions from those more knowledgable than i

my macbook will be 6 years old this winter and i'm thinking i'm way over due for a new computer. i'm done with Apple as I've had a fair share of issues with this computer and for the price tag it really doesn't wow me. because i'm a university student it will kind of need to be an all-purpose computer, but i would primarily like it to be able to run games and stream (not necessarily at the same time, the streaming would more than likely games from my xbox.) because i can still get a little money for my mac, i'm not overly worried about paying a little bit extra to get higher quality. in saying that, i am still a student so i would like to keep it under $1500 for sure.

tl;dr i'm looking at this laptop, from my knowledge it seems like it would meet all my needs. i7 processor would be really nice and i see it's on amazon for $1,349. having an hdd isn't ideal, but i'm sure i can swap it for an ssd later on if it really affects performance. so if someone can confirm that i'm not wasting over a grand by buying that i would appreciate it, or if anyone has a better alternative in the same price range or cheaper point me in that direction.

That is one hell of a laptop! I've never used computers for gaming [besides solitaire], so I can't help you out much, but Windows 10 does have good integration with your XBOX, which you mentioned would be a selling point for you. I hear that Alienware laptops are great for gaming. You might check them out.