I am look for something with the following minimum specs.
Haswell Quad Core i7
8GB or more memory
Decent Battery Life
Good Track Pad and Keyboard
SSD would be nice but if the price is right I can just put in my own. Multiple drive bays would be ok too.
Reasonably Portable
Good Build Quality
I don't care too much about graphics, Intel integrated is fine with me, but I am also not opposed to something with a modest discreet gpu. I will be using this to replace my desktop machine and don't want to sacrifice power, but I also don't want something so big and heavy that it might as well be a desktop. I want to be able to carry it around comfortably in a backpack. I was considering MacBook Pro Retina, but it's more than I wanted to spend and I would need to run a Windows VM on it frequently for a lot of the things I do anyways. I am an IT professional and will be using this to run a lot of different software, I am just having a hard time finding something that meets my needs, I really don't want a big slab of plastic with 90 minutes of battery life.
Haswell Quad Core i7
8GB or more memory
Decent Battery Life
Good Track Pad and Keyboard
SSD would be nice but if the price is right I can just put in my own. Multiple drive bays would be ok too.
Reasonably Portable
Good Build Quality
I don't care too much about graphics, Intel integrated is fine with me, but I am also not opposed to something with a modest discreet gpu. I will be using this to replace my desktop machine and don't want to sacrifice power, but I also don't want something so big and heavy that it might as well be a desktop. I want to be able to carry it around comfortably in a backpack. I was considering MacBook Pro Retina, but it's more than I wanted to spend and I would need to run a Windows VM on it frequently for a lot of the things I do anyways. I am an IT professional and will be using this to run a lot of different software, I am just having a hard time finding something that meets my needs, I really don't want a big slab of plastic with 90 minutes of battery life.