US ~$800 College/Gaming Laptop

For school and gaming in this price range I would advise you to check one of those laptops

laptop name Acer Swift 3 Acer Nitro 5 HP Pavilion Gaming
CPU Quad core 8th Gen I5-8250U Quad core 7th Gen I5-7300HQ Quad core 8th Gen I5-8300H
GPU MX 150 GTX 1050 Ti GTX 1050 Ti
Screen " 14"" FHD IPS" " 15.6"" FHD IPS" " 15.6"" FHD IPS"
Ram 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
SSD 256 GB 256 GB 0
HDD 0 0 1 TB
Weight 3.2 Lbs. 5.51 Lbs. 5.18 Lbs.
Battery life 8.5 Hrs. 6 Hrs. 6 Hrs.
Price 650~750$ 600~700$ 850~950$
Pros One of the best bang for the money in the market. One of the best bang for the money in the market. The GTX 1050Ti should be enough for CAD work and good gaming exprince .
Pros The Mx 150 should be enough for CAD work and light to medeum gaming. The GTX 1050Ti should be enough for CAD work and good gaming exprince . Decent battery life .
Pros Very light . Great battery life . One of the best bang for the money in the market.

You could check my post about Each GPU performance to help you decide what to go for .

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