Sam Kennedy

Thank you so much for the replies, I've been eyeing up this laptop: http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/msi-leopard-gp62-7rd-core-i7-7700hq-8gb-1tb-128gb-ssd-dvd-rw-gtx-1050-15.6-9s7-16j942-011/version.asp It looks like the best spec I can get for the money, the same configuration on pcspecialist comes to over £900

I currently have an HP Touchsmart Laptop, with an i5-4200m processor (2.5ghz up to 3.2ghz) and NVIDIA GeForce 840m graphics card. Unfortunately the screen is broken on my laptop and I will need to get a new one. I know a laptop isn't the best for FSX, but right now a laptop is what I need for work and uni. I'm looking at a couple of options for processors: i5-7300HQ (2.5ghz up to 3.5ghz) or i7-7700HQ (2.8ghz up to 3.8ghz) And for graphics cards: GT950M (2gb DDR5) or GTX 1050 (2gb DDR5). I have a few questions: 1) Will there be a noticeable difference in FSX performance between the i5-4200m and the i5-7300HQ? What about the i7? 2) Would there be a noticeable difference between the i5-7400HQ and the i7-7700HQ? 3) How much of a difference would the 1050 GPU make over the 950M? I'm just looking at my options and trying to decide between cost and performance, any advice would be really appreciated.

I've been thinking, if I had a job where I could drop £70-£80k on training, I'd rather keep that job!I didn't know the colourblindness would affect getting a PPL, I watched this video and I could easily distinguish between the red/white/green lights, does that mean I would have some chance of getting a PPL?

I'm 19 and currently doing the last year of my A-Levels, I've taken Biology, Chemistry and Computing, and it looks like I will end up with 3 B's overall.I was wondering if it's possible to be trained by an airline straight out of school, or if it would be better to go to university first before looking to become a pilot? I was planning on studying Medicinal Chemistry which is completely unrelated to aviation, would that be a problem?I'm also short-sighted and have a red-green colour deficiency, how will that effect my chances of becoming a pilot?Before applying to an airline, would I need a PPL?Thank You,-Sam :)