Looking to buy a new laptop

garrettk4

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May 31, 2012
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Looking to buy a new laptop to replace my macbook pro. I don't like the Mac OS, I prefer windows. What I need:
A laptop/ultrabook that has an i7/SSD 8gb+ memory Good battery life. & Good reviews

What I will use it for:
Heavy virtualization w/vmware workstation/sphere, light gaming here and there, studying to become an healthcare IT professional.

I will need WIndows 8.1 professional.

I've been looking at the Dell Xps 15, Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro

Any help is appreciated, I don't want to get another "bad apple" no pun intended.