That's a fantastic deal! I got mine (the regular 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD config) via Amazon around the same time for $899...oh well 
Was originally eyeing the Acer Predator, since it's a better deal with an i7 and a non-max q GTX 1060 for $999, but that thing weighs a ton and is apparently notorious for overheating issues.
Yeah, I went with the i5 config as well. You shouldn't have any major performance bottlenecks. Hyperthreading doesn't offer the same gains as actual physical CPU cores anyways.
Was originally eyeing the Acer Predator, since it's a better deal with an i7 and a non-max q GTX 1060 for $999, but that thing weighs a ton and is apparently notorious for overheating issues.
Yeah, I went with the i5 config as well. You shouldn't have any major performance bottlenecks. Hyperthreading doesn't offer the same gains as actual physical CPU cores anyways.