trying to find the right computer, could a helix work?

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I'm looking at all sorts of computers, and I'd really like to have something that I can do school work on anywhere. my time is really broken up, and I ave a hard time getting it done because it's also hard for me to focus. my big question then is would the helix be suitable enough hardware wise? I do really like the idea of a haswell, rather than an ivy bridge, but I figure an i7, with 8 GB of ram should be enough for some hard core multitasking... I do a lot of things at once, I'm often programming in visual basic with multiple powerpoints, word documents, and browser tabs open all at the same, time, and while I can certailny narrow that down some, I can't do so too much, because most of the work I do is between things. for example, I have to have at least one, usually 2 powerpoints open, while I'm using visual studio, and I have to have blackboard open, so I can get the powerpoints, and other files I need, and I have to have word open so I can do the programming exercises. what I would like is to be able to handle is working anywhere, but performance, battery life, and portability is a hard combo any thoughts and suggestions are welcome, thanks!

extra info: I'd be getting an i7, 8 GB of ram, a 256GB SSD (not that that really matters in this case), and I'd be getting 3g/4g service so I can use the internet in more places. my current computer is a school provided computer that I work to death it's a lenovo x131e, non intel version. it takes about 30 seconds to a minute to load a code when I run it on my current computer. I'm in a stem oriented early college high school, so this will need to support me for a while.
 
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If mobility is what you need the most, the Helix is a very enticing option, overall though Photoshop is faster on computers with strong openCL graphics solutions, the price is rather high compared to othe ultrabooks, but yeah the touch is really good and responsive too.
but hust one last thing if you seriously want to persue digital art, it is much more advisable to buy a standalone Wacom Pen tablet, just gives you more control and accuracy.
Finally if multitasking & mobility is what you need the most, with a bit of digital art get the Helix its top of the line product and competes fairly well with other solutions (ultrabooks).

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well I'd really need something more along the lines of a notebook; technically the helix falls under the term ultrabook, as it's a tablet PC hybrid thing. whatever I buy, it needs to be portable, very portable, but still capable of handling my school work, including my programming work, and extreme multitasking (extreme is likely not the same to me as it is to most people though, depending on what you do on your computer).
 

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You can get a fairly powerful notebook to carry out your needs, the i7 won't really do much of a difference in your case but yes more RAM will be good,
I have 8 Gigs and while Im browsing the internet with video rendering in the background, my RAM utilization goes upto 6.5 gigs,
anyways you can look at the Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop( i7 4th gen, 8GB RAm , 1TB HDD), HP Pavilion G6-2236TX, Lenovo IdeaPad Z510.
You can go overkill and get a high end gaming notebook too, like Lenovo Ideapad Y500,
 

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well yeah, but I'd really like to have a lot of the things that can be added to the helix, for example, I'm just moving into digital art, and the pressure sensitive pen made by wacom that fits inside the tablet is awesome. so is the ability to get cell service, and being able to use it as a tablet would make it a ton easier to do things like walk while I work, and work on the bus. it sounds like what you're saying is that the helix, having 8 GB of RAM, would work, but that you think a notebook would work better? if so, then how come? (I ask because I don't know, I'm not trying to say you're wrong, I'd just like to understand)
 

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If mobility is what you need the most, the Helix is a very enticing option, overall though Photoshop is faster on computers with strong openCL graphics solutions, the price is rather high compared to othe ultrabooks, but yeah the touch is really good and responsive too.
but hust one last thing if you seriously want to persue digital art, it is much more advisable to buy a standalone Wacom Pen tablet, just gives you more control and accuracy.
Finally if multitasking & mobility is what you need the most, with a bit of digital art get the Helix its top of the line product and competes fairly well with other solutions (ultrabooks).
 
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Thank You so much for all your help, I really appreciate t. I actually do have a wacom tablet, but it's a large one, and like I said, I need a lot of portability, plus I live between two houses, so I only have it half of the time. I usually do pencil and paper really mostly just because it's what I know, and I always have it available. Again, thanks for all your help, I really appreciate it, especially the chart, I had been looking for something like that.
Thanks,
Chris 'BioToxic'