High-end Macbook Pro 15 alternative

[Casper Traberg-Larsen]

Hello, i am a IT/software student looking for a new laptop. I currently have a Sony Vaio Z (the performance is good, but the screen is too small! and the build quality is very bad).
I want a 15" ULTRABOOOK.

I like the Macbook 15" Retina because of it's battery life, specs, ssd and LOW WEIGHT (~2.0 kg)
The only high-end alternative i've found so far is the Lenovo T550 (15", 3K screen, i7, 256gb SSD, 12gb Ram and they claim the weight to be "starting at 1.8 kg"?!?! :-D)

And maybe the Samsung Ativ book 9 2014 15" (but i don't know if i like Samsung quality)...

I prefer NOT having a dedicated GPU as it is only wasted weight for me, as i have a powerful desktop pc at home and i will not game on the laptop and not do video rendering - i only do cpu and ram-intensive tasks on the go.

What would you recommend? PS: The Macbook is NOT an option as i don't want a mac... ( don't ask, just accept )

Price is not an issue at all.

 

[CRITICALThinker]

An option I found was either http/www.xoticpc.com/msi-ws60-2oj006us-p-7383.html or http/www.xoticpc.com/msi-ws60-2oj-4k061us-p-7877.html, they differ only by the screen resolution, one being 1080, one being 2160p, 4.36 pounds is the listed weight, and they take up to 16 GB of ram with a quad core processor. alternatively, they can also be found under the name MSI GS69 Ghost Pro in a slightly less expensive consumer model.

EDIT, the ghost non pro has a 5th gen quad core i7 model http/www.xoticpc.com/msi-gs60-ghost607-p-8286.html

 

[JXT_787]

Probably not the best solution (battery life pales in comparison to that of ultrabooks), but the Razer Blade 2015 1080p model is the closest thing to a rMBP (in terms of design) there is. It comes in at 4.5 lbs and while it does pack a discrete GPU (970M), it functions well as a workstation with its i7 4720HQ.