17.3" Optimus VII configuration + battery life?

[Bonerhead]

Hi,

I'm about to order the 17.3" Optimus VII with the following configuration:

Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor 6700HQ (2.6GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo)

Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (1 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12

mSATA/M.2 SSD Drive
256GB SAMSUNG SM951 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2150MB/R, 1260MB/W)

DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
Ultra Slim 8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)

Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (€13)

Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema 2

Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-8260 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) +BT 4.0, vPRO


What do you guys think? Is it a good (balanced) configuration or is there a bottleneck in it?
Also, are there any updates on the battery life of the Optimus V2 (battery life when working with simple programs like Word, web browsing)

 

[Stephen M]

What are the main uses and do you have a budget?

 

[Bonerhead]

Yes, my budget is max €1200 euro (I believe it's something like £889).

Two requirements are:
-Backlit keyboard
-17 inch

I will use it for my education (ICT & Business and ICT and Software engineering). Occasionally I will play a RTS game and play some demos with the Oculus Rift DK2, nothing spectacular. I prefer gaming on my Playstation 4.