Looking for 13 in 1080p light weight intel 5000

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There's nothing I know of yet that uses HD 5000 other than the latest MacBook Airs and the 13" model doesn't have a 1080p screen (it's 1440x900). Samsung does have their AVIV Book 9 Plus laptop on the way with HD 5000 and a 3200x1800 display (scales perfectly to 1600x900) but it won't launch for another 2 weeks: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834131503

In my opinion, 1080p is too small for a 13" screen. Text and icons would be too small at native resolution and 1080p doesn't scale down to anything useful (960x540 is useless). Your best bet is to settle on a good 1600x900 Ultrabook or wait for the AVIV Book 9 Plus, though retail pricing puts it nearly at $1400. The newer 14" Razer Blade is also a rock solid...
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There's nothing I know of yet that uses HD 5000 other than the latest MacBook Airs and the 13" model doesn't have a 1080p screen (it's 1440x900). Samsung does have their AVIV Book 9 Plus laptop on the way with HD 5000 and a 3200x1800 display (scales perfectly to 1600x900) but it won't launch for another 2 weeks: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834131503

In my opinion, 1080p is too small for a 13" screen. Text and icons would be too small at native resolution and 1080p doesn't scale down to anything useful (960x540 is useless). Your best bet is to settle on a good 1600x900 Ultrabook or wait for the AVIV Book 9 Plus, though retail pricing puts it nearly at $1400. The newer 14" Razer Blade is also a rock solid thin-and-light laptop with much more powerful graphics than an Ultrabook but the screen isn't quite as high quality as others (it uses a cheaper TN panel) and it'll cost you over $2000 for the pleasure of owning one.
 
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Isn't the Razer 17 in only?

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-ATIV-NP940X3G-K01US-13-3-Inch-Laptop/dp/B00DVFMDN8

That's awesome, it's listed as 4400 intel on their website, newegg says 5000. Don't know the diference. Didn't know there was a 4400.

Also, wish it had a variant with more ram.

But that computer is great and totally what I was looking for. Thanks a ton.
 
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