I'd like to be able to still use Flight Sim X, as well as all the boring stuff.
Not bought a laptop for nearly a decade, so well out of touch.
[url= http://m.johnlewis.com/mt/www.johnlewis.com/lenovo-z50-laptop-intel-core-i7-8gb-ram-1tb-8gb-sshd-15-6-/p1857170?colour=Silver&un_jtt_v_pdp=yesun_jtt_v_from_product=un_product_9&un_jtt_v_jsDisabled=false#page_loaded ]This [/url] Lenovo Z50 has a dedicated graphics card and seems to have a decent processor and plenty of memory.
I'm really in the dark when it comes to new stuff - all advice appreciated.
I'm using a Z50 now. I'd say it would have no problem with FSim, mine works fine for Minecraft and other Steam games when the kids borrow it, an it's only a i3/4MB/noSSD. The screen is very glossy, so a matt screen protector would be a good addition. In terms of build quality, it's a bit flexy, so I wouldn't want to be lugging it about in a rucksack regularly, but mine doesn't leave the house.
Thats a hybrid drive which is OK.
I think you'd need a comparison between i7 Haswell HD graphics and this dedicated card - but if I had to guess I'd say it must be better or why would they include it over the HD graphics beyond freeing a bit of shared memory?