Looking for High Performance Portable Laptop

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AppleJuicey

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1. What is your budget?
around 1500 ideally. If my needs arent feasible in budget let me know!

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
Max 15 but preferably smaller.

3. What screen resolution do you want?
highest possible

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
portable with high performance

5. How much battery life do you need?

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
I would love to play on high but realistically medium. I play counter strike, tf2 and dota currently. I dont need crazy performance but I would like to be able to comfortably play these games on high settings for lan's and other portable gaming needs.

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Software Development

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
don't care.

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
Any lightweight laptop that fits needs will do!

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
2-3 years or longer

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
none

12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
no preferences

13. What country do you live in?
Canada

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed
I'm just looking for a light weight and portable laptop with relatively high performance that will let me LAN and on the go game.

Thanks for all the help!
 

LummusMaximus

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The size poses a problem. A 15.6" thin and light, i could recommend many things; as is, here's a review for something that should meet your needs.

http://www.ultrabookreview.com/3446-asus-zenbook-ux302lg-review/

Not very powerful GPU, though, should get decent performance in those games.

Alternatively, there's the Acer Aspire V7-482PG-9884

Comes with more powerful 750m graphics, and i7, for around $1100. Here's a similar model with i5:

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-V7-482PG-6629-14-Inch-Touchscreen-Ultrabook/dp/B00F9VXQDI/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top/176-6282310-5615412
 

AppleJuicey

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Thanks for the response lummus. I think a 15 inch laptop would be fine as long as it is light. I'm also going to be using the laptop at work too which I will be biking over 20 minutes. So portability and weight are strong factors
 

LummusMaximus

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alright, so there we are... so what you need is the light-ness, but battery isn't an issue? (Assuming it will be plugged in all day at work). If battery isn't an issue, then

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834233022

would be a good solution. If you want the better battery life, the Acer is what you should go with.

review for what I recommended:
http://www.cnet.com.au/gigabyte-p35k-339345502.htm

A slightly more specced-out model in the review (They always are) but good for things like battery life and build quality.
 

rpjkw11

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Take a look at XoticPC.com. Many choices and options from several manufacturers and the prices are very good. I bought a Cyberpower HX7-100, but with the 17" screen it weighs a hefty 10 pounds, so that's out, but note the specs; this thing really performs and you should have no trouble finding the same specs in a 15".
 
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