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http://outlet.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary...18162-59RF0255

This looks like a preposterous good deal. Any reason not to pull the trigger? I wanted to wait for haswel but fuck this is so cheap

Well those scratch & dents were gone within a couple hours. Are those typically seriously dented up, or are we talking minor scuffs here and there? The laptop in question had everything this one I'm listing below has, with the exception of having the older gen processor instead of Haswel. It was $650, however.

Anyway, I'm really looking to pull the trigger on a laptop in the next week or 2. Time is ticking to school starting, and while I wanted an ultrabook with Haswell and at least a 650 gfx card, it's not looking like that's gonna be an option for the next few weeks. So now I'm looking at a Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p. Here are specs for $950.

- Processor
4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor (2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
- Operating system
Windows 8 64
- Display
15.6" FHD LED Glossy Wedge 1920x1080
- Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GT750M GDDR5 2GB
- Memory
8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
- Hard Drive
1TB 5400 RPM
- Optical Drive
DVD Recordable (Dual Layer)
- Network Card
Intel Centrino Wireless N-2230
- Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version 4.0
- Warranty
One year
- Battery
6 Cell Lithium-Ion

Then I would buy a 256gb SSD, put it in the main HDD spot, move the 1TB HDD into the ultrabay, and buy an external case for the optical drive. What do you guys think? My biggest worry is weight. I would like a fairly lightweight and thin(ish) laptop for grad school. I also want decent battery life. Is this thing big and clunky? I looks fairly thick, but not too bad. Also, the display doesn't mention a build in camera. I assume all laptops nowadays have a build in webcam, but I want to be sure.

What's the estimated battery length on that? The i7 is going to kill the battery.

I'm lookin at a new laptop and 99% of them come with Windows 8, which I have tried and really don't like. I've been out of the game for a while, so I gotta ask, is it still really easy to use a pirated copy of Windows? Specifically, Windows 7.

I've been using the same copy of win 7 ultimate pirated into like 5 computers so far. It's pretty easy. If you don't want to use a pirated version you could even call and say you changed hardware and your installation broke and they'll give you a new key.

worth waiting for this?
http://www.samsung.com/global/ativ/ativbook9plus.html

13.3 inch, qHD+ 3200x1600 res, haswell i5, supposedly 11 hr battery life.

Maybe its just the pic but the dimensions look weird

I need a new laptop pretty badly. My work laptop was purchased in 2010, and near constant usage has definitely started to take its toll. That being said, what are some decent models to be keeping an eye on? I need a relatively powerful machine; my daily usage can range anywhere from testing builds of Unreal to spreadsheet work to video editing. In the past I've had good luck choosing from gaming-style laptops since they tended to have higher graphics capabilities, but I'm not opposed to a business machine if it can do what I need. I'm not planning on spending much time gaming with it.

The ads for the new MSI GS70 caught my eye. I like the portability and the specs are pretty sweet.

I pulled the trigger on the y510p I had been eying. it's on slick deals for like 780 and I couldnt pass that up. Also ordered a samsung 256gb ssd to swap in and will be pirating a win7 copy to replace win 8 that comes with. Im still concerned with size and portability for classes but hopefully it'll be fine

I'm looking for something lighter/more portable or I'd be all over that y510p deal. 6.4 lbs is just too much for me. Looking for something with haswell + non shit screen + under 5 lbs is pretty much my only criteria. I guess I'd also like to spend under 800 or so. Does this even exist? I feel like it would in a month, but haswell laptops are still coming out and I need it now. ugh.

Newegg has exactly (1) laptop with a haswell CPU, and under 5 lbs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834314195

you can do an advanced search by weight ranges. They CPU search is no help as they don't distinguish between generations, only i3/i5/i7, so I searched GPUs instead for Haswell-integrated GPUs (HD 4400)

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gogu

1366x768 is exactly what I'm looking to avoid, and yeah I'm realizing what I want isn't realistic with more looking around since I don't know shit about laptops. I don't need this machine to game, I just need it to have non shit battery life and a non shit screen so I can haul it around at school.

what about this (I realize this is nothing like what I asked for before):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834231125

Quite fancy the new macbook air, anyone picked one up yet?

Kinda tempted to get a surface pro 128, down to 809 now with student discount. Can't really beat it for the specs + stylus which is important to me. But i am so hesitant to get a gen 3 after seeing the haswell reviews for MBair with like literally double battery life from last gen =/