Video editing laptop - how big is the difference?

animationTV

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Hi!
Planning on buying a video editing laptop (a small bit of gaming as well), and I basically have 2 options:
1) Lenovo Y700 with GTX 960M, i7-6700HQ, 1000€ in my country
2) MSI GP62M 7rd with GTX 1050M, i7-7700HQ, 1200€ in my country

The other specs are basically the same, the real question is, is it worth spending 200€ more to get that small upgrade in GPU and CPU? Also, is there really that much of a difference in editing compared to a desktop in that range?

 
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Yes, it's totally worth the upgrade.

Newer 7th generation Intel CPUs are much more powerful and battery efficient than 6th generation Intel CPUs.
If you want to check the exact metrics of comparison tests between both the CPUs i.e. i7-6700HQ and i7-7700HQ then you can check them here - http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-7700HQ-vs-Intel-Core-i7-6700HQ/m211019vsm34954

Coming to the GPU now,

The newer Pascal based GPUs (aka 10 series GPU) from NVidia are far more powerful and efficient than older GPUs from NVidia.

Here's the comparison test of 1050M and 960M which shows...

Slow Pri

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Stay away from the Y700. Where I currently work were a Lenovo warranty repair center and seller. I would keep away from the Y700. The looks look great, but there are particular issues with CPU and Windows 10 on the machine.

MSI however, we also repair and maintain them. My boss dislikes MSI because they tend to have failure in there motherboards eventually.

I'd personally recommend a PC BUT unless you have to travel than gaming laptops are recommended.

Why I recommend a PC: You're able to upgrade in the future a lot easier, and your able to diagnose problems a lot easier.
(This is a perspective from a repair technicians POV)
 
If you dont NEED a laptop then yes a deskotp is going to be much better and cheaper.
You can build a desktop with i7 and 1050 for 800-900 and you can upgarde it as you wish. With a laptop you are stuck with what you got.
Not to mention that gaming laptops are far from mobile because as soon as you start putting under a serrious load you can practically watch the battery gauge move.
 

Johnson Mike

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Yes, it's totally worth the upgrade.

Newer 7th generation Intel CPUs are much more powerful and battery efficient than 6th generation Intel CPUs.
If you want to check the exact metrics of comparison tests between both the CPUs i.e. i7-6700HQ and i7-7700HQ then you can check them here - http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-7700HQ-vs-Intel-Core-i7-6700HQ/m211019vsm34954

Coming to the GPU now,

The newer Pascal based GPUs (aka 10 series GPU) from NVidia are far more powerful and efficient than older GPUs from NVidia.

Here's the comparison test of 1050M and 960M which shows how much better is 1050M than 960M - http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-960M-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050/m27242vs3650

Overall, I think its totally worth to spend 200 more on the laptop which would be used for "video editing" and occasional gaming.
 
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KirbysHammer

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This is slightly misleading as you linked the full desktop 1050. The 1050m is still faster by about 40% though.

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-960M-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050-Mobile/m27242vsm211022