Reddit mentions of MSI GL62M Quad Core i7-7700HQ, GeForce GTX 1050 2G Graphics, 8GB DRAM DDR4, 15 Inch, Windows 10 Home 64-bit

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.

Dell inspiron https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XFG7157/ref=pe_3638830_274836950_em_sims_1p_1_im

Msi https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071K1Q8TK/ref=pe_3638830_274836950_em_sims_1p_2_im

My budget is only $700-$900

What do you think of these?

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-Intel-NVIDIA-F5-573G-77BJ/dp/B01LD4MGN0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1477839600&sr=8-6&linkCode=sl1&tag=picknotb-20&linkId=99a1675cd0073234a1f8b98a6763ab9f&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GL62M-7RD-1407-Performance-SteelSeries/dp/B071K1Q8TK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=laptologist05-20&linkId=48091f524d314ddc72ad158e00f271a9&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-i5577-5328BLK-PUS-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B06XFGF7SN/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=laptologist05-20&linkId=faf334e15e20980c7ee96ffc89a280b9&th=1

Is this a better choice?

Based on your game selection , a heavy duty gaming laptop is not for you , I would say. You may get angry at me but let me first justify .

I checked the games you have mentioned and mostly they don't require a high-end graphics card or processor to play , like the requirement for Hollow Knight is GTX9800 .

Also since you mentioned that you are going to be deployed soon , buying a mediocre laptop should suffice for now , cause once you return you can buy a better gaming laptop to play with .

But I will give you some models to check out for such as MSI , Dell Inspiron and [Acer] (https://www.amazon.com/Acer-E5-575G-57D4-15-6-Inches-Notebook-i5-7200U/dp/B01LD4MGY4/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1501957387&sr=1-4&keywords=acer+laptop).

We can probably discuss more details if you require .

I have not found any single good review of that unit, which is bad, especially that we need to be sure that the screen is good. Would be willing to add 50 dollars for the laptop? Because this is the perfect laptop for editing pretty much at that price point. Although it has a little "gamery" design to it, but not that much compared to other gaming laptops. Also there's another version of this laptop, which has a larger display and no difference in price (in Amazon anyway).

Which configuration you have in mind this one ?

Thanks! I have heard its a great laptop. Im between that one this