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Try and get one with 16GB ram. But out of the 3 the first one with dedicated gfx card is best one. Wait until cyber Monday tomorrow or alternatively. Try this deal for the idea gaming 3 for £499 with 16 GB ram but no OS https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-gaming-laptops/ideapad-gaming-3-gen-7-(15-inch-amd)/len101i0043

That's a solid choice. It was one I was concidering before I grabbed the hp deal from Costco for £600. That said , it's worth noting the lenovo doesn't come with any OS..so you would need to factor in getting windows if thats an issue

Yes that's it. CPU and ram are faster than the £650 one and bigger screen and HDD. Which I think is better long term than a slight GPU improvement. (Approx 10%) As GPU isn't the main thing for FM. The 4050 will also cope with future FM releases no problems. So you don't lose anything there. Anyway it's up to you.

I pulled the trigger on the 16" Ryzen version with rtx 4050 for £600. I thought the better CPU, bigger HDD, faster ram and larger screen made up for the slightly lower GPU. And was £50 less.

This has dropped from £550 to £500 recon it's a good deal ? https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-gaming-laptops/ideapad-gaming-3-gen-7-(15-inch-amd)/82sb00wpuk

You can get this from Lenovo website direct for £550 at the moment brand new. Check my posts about further up for link.

With Black Friday starting I have found some deals and would appreciate some feedback as to which to go for. Mainly use for general home office / web browsing and of course to play FM. Also some light steam gaming like civilization and old school command and conquer. Is it necessary to go for a "gaming laptop". What are the most important factors for FM and the like above Budget is £600 max Lenovo laptop 14" Ryzen 7 7735HS with Radeon 680m iGPU and a decent screen. £550 although I have a 10% code https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-500-series/ideapad-pro-5-gen-8-(14-inch-amd)/83an000kuk Lenovo 16" i5-13420H £500 https://www.johnlewis.com/lenovo-ideapad-slim-5i-laptop-intel-i5-core-processor-16gb-ram-512gb-ssd-16-inch-wuxga-abyss-blue/p110898547 Or the gaming laptop Lenovo ideapad ryzen 6600h with RTX 3050 £550. But again I have 10% code. https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-gaming-laptops/ideapad-gaming-3-gen-7-(15-inch-amd)/82sb00wpuk All the above have 16GB ram and 512GB sotrage as standard. Or a curveball which is slightly slower CPU and less storage £549 HP Victus Gaming Laptop 15-fb0020na Bundle with HyperX Pulsefire Mouse & HyperX Cloud Stinger Headset | AMD Ryzen 5-5600H | Radeon RX 6500M |8GB RAM | 256GB SSD | 15.6” FHD | Windows 11 Home |Black https://amzn.eu/d/eRe7I63 Which offers better future proof and are the screens Thanks all