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I'm looking to buy a new laptop. I'm having trouble finding a decent one in my price range that includes touch. Here's what I'm looking for

Windows 8
Touch screen
At least 15 inch screen
Solid state drive at least for operating system
Decent video card for gaming.

My budget is $1200 or less. If possible I would like to try to keep under 1000. I've seen some I like, but none have touch screens.

Thanks for the help!
 
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006740&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&CompareItemList=32%7C34-131-487%5E34-131-487-TS%2C34-233-013%5E34-233-013-TS

I'd go with the Samsung. The stronger GPU and CPU (More of the former) will make a good difference. That and Gigabyte isn't known for making laptops. If this helped you make your final choice, please choose Best Answer.

EDIT: Forgot about the SSD. The only way you can get it would be to buy either one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147188

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171741

And to add it yourself.
 
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Dude, if you looked at the Samsung, you'd see that the GPU is quite good. It's the equivalent to the GTX 650m.
 
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You could try swapping out the ODD for that, but I wouldn't recommend it. Have you considered something like the Seagate Momentus XT/ Hybrid hdd line? It has about 24GB for the most frequently used stuff (The OS) and a lot of storage for everything else.
 
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Are there any laptops with similar specs to the ativ book 8, including the touch, but that have an ssd for is and a hdd. I really would like one that comes with it installed. If not, I may just have to forgo a ssd, as nice as one would be, but I guess I can always settle for the hybrid drive. Let me know if anyone has other recommendations.
 
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I think I may get the
HP ENVY TouchSmart 15t-j000 Quad Edition

I customized it with the following.

• Windows 8 64
• 4th generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4700MQ Processor
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M Graphics with 2048MB of dedicated video memory
• 15.6-inch diagonal Full HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1920x1080)
• 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 1TB 5400RPM Hybrid Hard Drive
• 24GB mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
• 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
• No Internal DVD or CD Drive
• Backlit Keyboard
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam w/ integrated digital mic
• 802.11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth(R)

It will cost me just under $1000, opinions?

Also how good is the 740M compared to a Radeon HD 6850 I have in my desktop.
 
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