Looking for Laptop with Specific Specs

[PlaysForDays]

Hi. I am looking for a laptop for school. The specs that are most important to me are as follows:

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  ■ 8 GB RAM
  ■ 256 GB SSD with no other drive
  ■ i5 or better
  ■ not particularly heavy

Thanks for the help!

Mike

 

[shwetanshu]

Here is a laptop that is light (3.75 lbs) and meets your specs.(http://www.xoticpc.com/lenovo-thinkpad-helix-convertible-36984uu-p-6016.html?wconfigure=yes). If you want a bigger screen (http://www.xoticpc.com/lenovo-thinkpad-carbon-3444cxu-p-5989.html?wconfigure=yes). You can configure this to have a 256GB SSD and 8GB RAM (And weighs 3.4lbs).

 

[PlaysForDays]

Here is a laptop that is light (3.75 lbs) and meets your specs.(http://www.xoticpc.com/lenovo-thinkpad-helix-convertible-36984uu-p-6016.html?wconfigure=yes). If you want a bigger screen (http://www.xoticpc.com/lenovo-thinkpad-carbon-3444cxu-p-5989.html?wconfigure=yes). You can configure this to have a 256GB SSD and 8GB RAM (And weigs 3.4lbs).

Thank you for the response. However, I don't think that the specs I'm looking for should really put me back $2500. The Macbook Air has the specs I'm looking for at $1400, but I'm personally trying to avoid buying Apple.

 

[fomfomfom]

Here is a laptop that is light (3.75 lbs) and meets your specs.(http://www.xoticpc.com/lenovo-thinkpad-helix-convertible-36984uu-p-6016.html?wconfigure=yes). If you want a bigger screen (http://www.xoticpc.com/lenovo-thinkpad-carbon-3444cxu-p-5989.html?wconfigure=yes). You can configure this to have a 256GB SSD and 8GB RAM (And weigs 3.4lbs).

Thank you for the response. However, I don't think that the specs I'm looking for should really put me back $2500. The Macbook Air has the specs I'm looking for at $1400, but I'm personally trying to avoid buying Apple.

I don't think you could get these specs to a $1400 McBook Air unless it's refurbished. These specs that you posted would play around $2000-$2500 really. One good example is this Samsung NP900X4C which has 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, i7 and weighs just 3.6 lbs. You could also get a ]Lenovo Thinkpad T430 with almost the same specs as the other option (Samsung). New generation HP laptops could also give you the same specs with a little bit lower cost but it would be above $1500.

sure you can.

http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MD761LL/A?

$1299 + $100 for 8GB RAM = $1399.

has an i5, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, and is very light. and isn't $2500. can it be beaten with a windows machine?

 

[shwetanshu]

As you didn't mention any budget I thought you wanted the best out there.

Here is one I found (http://www.xoticpc.com/force-msi-1492-31003-760m-msi-ge40-barebones-p-5824.html?wconfigure=yes). Its 4.4lbs , i7 4700MQ, 8GB RAM and you can remove the default hard disk and add a SSD (Although I'd suggest you to keep both of them cause its just 25 bucks). This config will set you back by about 1360$. Also did I mention it has a 2GB GTX 760M.