Laptop (New) - Looking for recommendations!

Tetranome

Hia friends!

I'm looking to pick up a new laptop as my current one is starting to die. I have a pretty powerful desktop in storage, but my current living situation isn't suitable for having it around. 

I run ZBrush, Maya, Unreal 4 etc. and so I'm looking for something with a bit of a kick - however I don't want to fork up much more than $800 USD. My current computer is a MacBook Pro from 2012 with dual boot, and I'm looking to install Windows 7 on the new laptop. (Not too interested in buying another Mac).

Hopefully this is enough info for some nice recommendations!
Thank you

Scruples

Get something with a 1060m, it's actually closer to the desktop part than any other previous generation, which is pretty amazing.

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-960M-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB/m27242vs3639

$1'299 Sager
https://www.sagernotebook.com/Notebook-NP8151.html

I might wait for the 1050m (early 2017). if you don't want to wait or spend the extra dough I think you aren't getting your moneys worth atm, so I wouldn't even spend 800usd, probably get a used laptop with a 960m for around $500usd, that way it would even (most likely) have windows 7 on it. Laptop refreshes happen in waves so there are optimal times to buy them at different price-points, we aren't yet at a mid-low end price/performance point.

Tetranome

Thanks for the advice Scruples
Gonna see what I can find but possibly wait.

Rocksolidnz

does anyone else have any thoughts i am in similar situation ?

ZacD

I don't think the 1060M is an actual part, every laptop I've seen has a GTX 1060. With Nvidia 900 series laptops Nvidia had both 980M and GTX 980 laptops. Laptops with graphics cards without an M perform almost as well as the desktop version, instead of getting half the performance like they used to.