Which of 3 laptops to buy?

[stonehocker]

Hi!
I am looking at buying a laptop and have narrowed it down to 3 options. The main things I want in a laptop are these:
Core i7
16 gb Ram
Touchscreen
Dedicated Graphics
SSD

These are the three i have narrowed it down to:
http/www.costco.com/.product.1008761.html
http/www.costco.com/.product.1012747.html
http/www.costco.com/.product.1048401.html

The Lenovo has the best reviews on Costco, but has no SSD. It also has no CD drive. Does this mean I can put in a SSD in the optical drive?

Other than that is there a specific computer to get or avoid between the three? Let me know! Thanks,
Joshua

 

[satrapes]

I almost want the same things with the exclusion of a touchscreen which is not a necessity for me. I have leaned on the Y700 for a whild but recently I also saw the Asus Zenbook Pro which is more expensive but apparently as good or even better.

 

[1shado1]

...The Lenovo has the best reviews on Costco, but has no SSD. It also has no CD drive. Does this mean I can put in a SSD in the optical drive?

The Y700 was specifically designed without an internal optical drive, so it's not like there is an empty spot waiting for an optical drive or secondary HDD/SSD to be installed, to the best of my knowledge.

 

[MolochHD]

About the Lenovo y700. I have heard that the hinges break fairly quickly so Im not sure if I would recommend it. What will be using the laptop for and what is your price range?