Looking for new Laptop

youshoe

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Hey everyone,

I'm a student and I'm looking for a laptop that I can use for school as my main computer since I am living in rez.

I was looking at http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/asus-asus-15-6-ultrabook-intel-core-i7-3517u-24gb-ssd-500gb-hdd-6gb-ram-windows-8-english-s550ca-ds71t-ca/10244086.aspx


Asus 15.6" Ultrabook (Intel Core i7-3517U/ 24GB SSD/ 500GB HDD/ 6GB RAM/ Windows 8)

It's discontinued on many sites but it's $866...what does everyone think?

Claims 5 hour battery life.



Or any other suggestions around this price range?

(Also looking at:

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/acer-acer-aspire-v7-14-ultrabook-iron-intel-core-i5-3337u-24gb-ssd-500gb-hdd-8gb-ram-windows-8-v7-481p-6455/10254582.aspx

and

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/acer-acer-15-touchscreen-laptop-intel-core-i5-3337u-24gb-ssd-1tb-hdd-12gb-ram-windows-8-v7-581p-6614/10254579.aspx

or cheaper MBP $999 option
http://store.apple.com/ca_edu_5005405/mac/family/macbook-pro?afid=p231%7Ccamref%3A10l8Z&cid=AOS-CA-AFF-PHG
)
 

youshoe

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Does this for $819 sound good?

It's a bit bulky though aye?

Lenovo Y510P
Up to 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor
Windows 8
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT750M 2GB graphics
Up to 16GB DDR3 memory
Up to 1TB HDD + 24GB SSD
Up to 5 hours' battery life
15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) widescreen display
Starting at 5.95 lbs / .61" thin


this vs the base macbook pro for $999?
 

youshoe

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Spec correction, it is this one