Portable Performance Laptop for College

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xaviator

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Hello,

I need some help choosing a good laptop for college. I will be in Engineering, so i need a relatively powerful laptop! In addition, Form factor, Portability, and battery life are all very important to me. A 15.6" full HD screen is ideal, but smaller could also work. also occasional casual gaming would be cool too! I have found that I really like the ASUS UX51VZ, however I am hesitant because it has an Ivy Bridge Processor, and would like the take advantage of haswell's better power consumption! I am really tired of big bulky laptops, so a thin notebook would be awesome since i will be taking it to class!

Any Suggestions? Thanks!
 
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it is definitely not too powerful, I will need that kind of performance to run CAD programs etc. I do not plan on using this for serious gaming, like say Crysis 3 or Battlefield, but rather less intensive games that are easier to play on the go. I am not sure about Samsung build quality, but i am sure about ASUS'

Thanks!
 
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I am not looking for a Mac, but there are upcoming samsung ultrabooks I heard, that boast that battery life too! However, I would rather have more performance than that kind of battery life. Good battery life to me would be around 5-6 hours (with that performance).

My only two problems with the UX51VZ is that there is limited storage, and it is rather pricey. But otherwise I love everything about it.

The new ASUS N550 looks promising, but hopefully they will refresh the UX51VZ with haswell, just like they did with the Infinity 13.3".

 
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