killernotebooks
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Let me see what is out there.
In the 12.1" market, they rarely come with powerful GPU's, but since that's not what you're looking for, you shouldn't have a problem.
The problem is going to be the 6 - 8 hours battery life you want. Honestly, that is going to be nearly impossible. They will tell you you're going to get about twice the battery life you are really going to get. That is just a given. Even machines that DO have incredibly long run times, quickly succumb to battery fatigue. That is like when you get a brand new phone, and you tell everyone how long the battery lasts, and in like a month you are like, "Man I have to charge this thing allot!"
Using a system, nearly always on battery power, the charging and de-charging of the battery, is going to chip away at the top end of the battery life.
In the 12.1" market, they rarely come with powerful GPU's, but since that's not what you're looking for, you shouldn't have a problem.
The problem is going to be the 6 - 8 hours battery life you want. Honestly, that is going to be nearly impossible. They will tell you you're going to get about twice the battery life you are really going to get. That is just a given. Even machines that DO have incredibly long run times, quickly succumb to battery fatigue. That is like when you get a brand new phone, and you tell everyone how long the battery lasts, and in like a month you are like, "Man I have to charge this thing allot!"
Using a system, nearly always on battery power, the charging and de-charging of the battery, is going to chip away at the top end of the battery life.