Need help choosing a laptop good for school and moderate gaming!

Jessielynn177

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Hi there! I am in the market for a new laptop and I am getting totally overwhelmed. The numbers don't make sense to me. I currently have a hp pavilion 15.6 inch laptop that is about 3 years old. I would like something around the same size, windows 10, and around $1000, but I would be willing to pay more if it really fit my needs! I'm a college student so most of my usage is for term papers and Office but I do play a few MMO's and Skyrim, would definitely like smooth graphics but I don't think I would need a dedicated "gaming laptop" persay since I only play a few games, but wouldn't mind one (thats a whole other beast I know nothing about), my pavilion runs them well it just gets very warm. I am just very very confused and don't even know where to start. Any help would be appreciated!