Recent content by swiftlight

Thanks for all the inputs. Looks like I got a real short-list right now. Sony Z-Series: 6650M might be too weak. Lenovo Y470: 550M is too weak. Samsung Series 5 & 7: Great construction. 7550M is weak, I guess 6750M is oh-kay. Love the 'express cache' but rather go full-on SSD. MacBook Pro...

Thanks guys. The Ideapad definitely looks great, except when I see my local store the y470 comes with geforce 550 instead of the ati 7690M. The problem with alienware is that all of them weigh a ton and I don't really need fancy lights running down the sides. The Sony Z-series IS interesting...

Thanks for the quick reply. I'm only gaming if I'm plugged in, so I'm good with 4-6hrs for basic use. Don't really need a 1kg ultralight laptop, so I guess I can give some weight away (though it seems some of the new ultrabooks are pretty.. high performance). Picked 13"-14" so at least with this...

So, I do understand the title suggests I am trying to find the holy grail, but my problem here is balance. Would need a laptop because I travel quite a bit; yet I would also like to play the occasional game. (Desktop is hard cos I may not be in the same country for long.) 1. What is your...