Any ideas on a good laptop to buy?

[TheWPCTraveler]

You either want something for gaming, or something for productivity. The two don't exactly go hand-in-hand.

I'd recommend the Surface Pro 3...if it wasn't for the 128GB/4GB RAM spec combo being exactly $999.99 and the Type Cover not bundled. You're a student, though, so you should be able to get that and the Type Cover for that price I stated earlier because Microsoft and student discounts.

For gaming? You have the stuff in the Windows Store (like Project Spark, and not much of note) and Steam (Civ V being a very notable example.)
You also have Osu! if you want to get into rhythm games.