Looking for a new laptop

[gflam]

Alright so Christmas is coming and I'm looking to buy myself a new programming laptop as my Toshiba Satellite A305-S6905 is about 3 years old now. Things still a beast but I'm ready for an upgrade.

Price range is under $1000-1500

Few things I want for sure
i7 Processor quad core would like to be be around 2.2ghz or higher
6gbs or RAM or more looking for 8gbs mainly but i guess i can always download more here ha jk
Graphics card doesn't matter to me i don't want anything fancy as i don't play games at all and that's just gonna drive the price up so crap here is fine

Things i also like (not deal breakers though)
I like all that ricer crap unfortunately ha i like lights and what not like i like the style of alienware but refuse to get one of those
Loud good quality speakers would be nice too
Ubuntu installed on it as Windows will also drive the price up a bit

What i'm working with so far
So far I like these two and the system76 is winning at the moment (both lack the ricer crap i like ha)
Ubuntu Laptops - Pangolin Performance
Newegg.com - MSI X460-004US Notebook Intel Core i7 2630QM(2.00GHz) 14" 6GB Memory 750GB HDD 7200rpm DVD Super Multi Intel HD Graphics 3000

Anyone else got any laptops they really like they just got, or would suggest getting. Just looking for input on what you guys really like been shopping like crazy lately ha.

[garrett]

honestly i was in the same boat looking for a compiling/coding machine and i ended up with a macbook pro as it runs OSX, Windows, and linux with ease.

this is the one i ended up with you really cant beat it for under 1200 bucks. not to mention its one of the best looking laptops on the market....

Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.7GHz dual-core Intel i7 - Apple Store (U.S.)

[gflam]

No way would I ever get a Mac, mac is whack ha and that's only dual core my dual core computer now is starting to struggle with boot manager occasionally but I personally am against a mac anything else you look at?

Sent from my evo 3d at 1.8ghz

[garrett]

I also looked at the HP envy machines but those are just overpriced HP pavilions.

[gflam]

I also looked at the HP envy machines but those are just overpriced HP pavilions.

Yea personally not a big fan of the hp's either I think I might have found the perfect machine though I'll post a link when I get to my laptop

Sent from my evo 3d at 1.8ghz

[gflam]

Alright well here's were we are now looking at this bad boy

FORCE PBL21 - Xotic PC

Going to get the following
15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Matte Type Screen
2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2760QM, 2.4-3.5GHz, (32nm, 6MB L3 cache)
8GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 Dual Channel Memory (2x4GB SODIMMS)
500GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s)

Everything else kept the same so final price will be $1220.26 thing will be a beast can't wait till christmas ha

[prime]

Why is i7 your only choice, something against a hexcore AMD?

*edit*
Your talking laptop only so disregard. i7 is the way to go, although just as expensive as they are fast.

[gflam]

Why is i7 your only choice, something against a hexcore AMD?

*edit*
Your talking laptop only so disregard. i7 is the way to go, although just as expensive as they are fast.

Ha yea and I'm not a big fan of the amds at all but yea just looking to get myself something stupid ridiculous since eclipse freezes my computer up occasionally and I've had my current comp 3 years just thinking it's time for an upgrade

Sent from my evo 3d at 1.8ghz

[guidot]

Ha yea and I'm not a big fan of the amds at all but yea just looking to get myself something stupid ridiculous since eclipse freezes my computer up occasionally and I've had my current comp 3 years just thinking it's time for an upgrade

Sent from my evo 3d at 1.8ghz

Not a fan of AMD? We can't be friends.

[rck76]

Not a fan of AMD? We can't be friends.

Oh snap, lol

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