What do you folks think of this unit?

Gastroboy66

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I've been searching for a lap top this past year that will allow me to do some multi media projects( edit video and pictures) some writing and some light gaming. (I like to play Skyrim and ESO when I'm at home on my gaming computer)
Mostly, I have been looking at Dell and Acer but then I came across this today while talking to my IT friend at work. I can get this (specs below) for about $550 dollars-new.
Problem is I have no experience with Lenovo and I have three questions to answer.

1) for the money, is this a good unit?
2) I've read that the 4 gb of vram is wasted unless paired with the right processor (you basically only get the output of 2gb) is the processor in this unit going to let me use the 4GB?
3) Could it play Skyrim or ESO on med.settings? Dont need world beater graphics but sometimes on the road I like to log in.

Here is the unit I can get for $550

Screen Size 15.6 inches
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Max Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Processor 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5
RAM 12 GB SDRAM---expandable to 16gb
Hard Drive 1 TB HDD 5400 rpm
Graphics Coprocessor geforce gtx 950m---4gb gpu
Chipset Brand nvidia
Other Technical Details
Brand Name Lenovo
Series 700
Item model number 80RU00Q6US
Hardware Platform PC
Operating System Windows 10
Item Weight 7.3 pounds
Product Dimensions 21.9 x 12.9 x 2.9 inches
Processor Brand Intel
Processor Count 4
Computer Memory Type SDRAM
Hard Drive Interface Serial ATA

Thanks in advance for any replies.