Reddit mentions of ASUS FX503 Powerful Gaming Laptop, 15.6” Full HD, Intel Core i5-7300HQ Quad-Core Processor, GeForce GTX 1050, 8GB DDR4, 1TB FireCuda SSHD, Windows 10 Home – FX503VD-WH51

A GTX 1050 is a graphics card. I have found some laptops on Amazon that I would recommend:

This Acer Nitro has good specs for the money and isn't too thick but it does look quite gamer which can be a turn off. - https://www.amazon.ca/Acer-Gaming-Laptop-i5-7300HQ-Windows/dp/B071JLXGCW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1521221922&sr=1-1&keywords=Acer+Nitro+5

This Asus looks like it might be slimmer and looks more normal but it has a slightly worse graphics card but has more storage. A 1tb SSHD instead of a faster but smaller 256gb SSD. https://www.amazon.ca/Asus-Powerful-i5-7300HQ-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B076H6X5SS/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1521221963&sr=1-1&keywords=ASUS+FX503VD

The MSI one is very pretty imo but only has the 2gb 1050 instead of the 2gb 1050 ti.
https://www.amazon.ca/MSI-GL62M-7RD-1407-Performance-SteelSeries/dp/B072QT88DG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1521221994&sr=1-1&keywords=MSI+GL62M+7RD-1407

This Asus one is very thin and looks sorta like a macbook. It has a 2gb GTX 1050 but it sure is beautiful.
https://www.amazon.ca/Asus-M580VD-EB54-VivoBook-Multimedia-i5-7300HQ/dp/B072C7TNBZ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1521222018&sr=1-1&keywords=ASUS+M580VD-EB54

This MSI one has the i7 instead of the i5 in most of them but doesn't look as good imo and only has the 2gb. It is also $100 more but the i7 is quite a lot better.
https://www.amazon.ca/MSI-GL62M-7RDX-1408-Performance-SteelSeries/dp/B071K1Q8TK/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1521222038&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=MSI+GL62M+7RDX-140

If you find a laptop that you think you like just reply to me with it and i'll check it out for you too see if it's worth the money. The main thing is too look at the specs and look at the build to see what you would prefer. These laptops will run almost anything that you would run on your Mac and if the software isn't avaliable which is very rare it would have alternatives. Windows usually is a lot better than MacOS.

You said about editing videos which the i7 would be better for but it wouldn't be a massive difference since they have the same GPU. The GTX 1050 would get over 100fps on Fortnite. They would all run Microsoft office and stuff like that. Hope this helps

Edit: Changed the links to the same laptops for Canada. They are more expensive due to the Canadian dollar not being as good but still a good deal.

ASUS FX503 Powerful Gaming Laptop, 15.6” Full HD, Intel Core i5-7300HQ Quad-Core Processor, GeForce GTX 1050, 8GB DDR4, 1TB FireCuda SSHD, Windows 10 Home – FX503VD-WH51

7th-generation Intel Core i5-7300HQ quad-core 2.5GHz (Turbo to 3.5GHz) with discrete NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB graphics

Slim 0.9" profile and lightweight 5.7 lbs body with 15.6" Full HD Matte Panel
1TB SSHD Hybrid Drive (up to 6x faster performance than traditional HDD) and 8GB DDR4 DRAM

Red-backlit gaming keyboard with anti-ghosting technology, 1.8mm key travel distance, and N-Key Rollover

802.11ac 2x2 Dual antenna WiFi (up to 6x faster than traditional BGN); Bluetooth 4.1, 2x USB 3.1 (Type A), 1x USB 2.0, 1x HDMI 1.4, 1x Mini DisplayPort, 1x headphone/Mic jack, 1x RJ45 LAN port, 1x card reader

https://www.amazon.com/Powerful-i5-7300HQ-Quad-core-Processor-FireCuda/dp/B076H6X5SS/ref=sr_1_31?keywords=gaming+laptop&qid=1563938931&s=gateway&sr=8-31

Only $551

Whoa, where is this at? I just bought the i5 version and is definitely not as great as [my old one] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00COQ4ETG/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1), except for the graphics card.

Hey,

I have two options: one under budget, one barely over budget.

The ASUS FX503VD has:

• i5-7300HQ 4-core processor
  
  
• 8 GB of RAM
  
  
• 1 TB SSHD
  
  
• 1080p 15.6" display
  
  
• GTX 1050 4 GB graphics card
  
  
• Weight of 2.59kg
  
  The laptop runs Windows 10 Home. The i5 processor + GTX 1050 graphics card should be fine for the uses you listed. Gaming shouldn't be an issue either.
  
  Another option is the Dell G3, which an upgraded processor and graphics card. I think it's worth the small bit over budget, it will yield a better experience.

Ok I found these 3 laptops and I'm sure here are the best at this price point

https://www.amazon.com/Powerful-i5-7300HQ-Quad-core-Processor-FireCuda/dp/B076H6X5SS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8





https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-Gaming-15-6-Inch-Screen/dp/B071JPYP1Z/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1517538796&sr=8-4&keywords=inspiron+15+7000+series





www.amazon.com/Acer-i5-7300HQ-GeForce-Windows-AN515-51-504A/dp/B074Q54GSR?th=1