I have never been a fan of HP.

Don't all of the Dell 17" laptops with SSD have a dedicated number keypad?

Yeah, I think you'll need to use a dongle for the RJ45 port.

My Vostro's hinge broke, too- it's now connected to a display and wireless keyboard- wasn't worth replacing the top and it was 5 years old, so I bought a new one to use as a laptop.

why has no one mentioned any of microsofts offerings? the surfacebook and laptop are bad machines!!!

anyone recommending an apple machine with bootcamp or other method is mad! makes zero sense.

my lenovo y50 is the best machine i have owned. bought it loaded with an i7, 4k screen, backlit keyboard, 2gb video ram, 16gb ram, number pad. $1499 on killer sale. only thing i have done is put a 1tb SSD in it. i beat on this thing ALL EVERYDAY. I can not stress how much i use this thing. it gets beat up. it is on every jobsite, rough in and finish, dusty, dirty, etc. it has NEVER skipped a beat.

i will be pre-ordering the new 15" surfacebook. it was twice what i wanted to spend but considering it is arguably the most important tool i carry, i am going with it. the flexibility it will provide, will be AWESOME!!!!!! I am so glad i didnt buy the incremental surfacebook update last year. i was so close but decided to hold out for the next one. the fact it is offered in a 15" now makes my decision twice as valuable. at 13" i would have probably still kept a laptop. at 15" it is all i will carry.

I didn't know that surfacebook was available in 15".
The smaller 10" and 13" versions are too small for all day, business use that I do.
Just saw review that stated that 15" will be available on Nov. 16th. That's a bit long for me to wait.
But the killer for me is that the 15" starts at $2,500! That's too rich for my blood.

[Link: theverge.com]

Unless someone suggests something better (I've already spent 8+ hours on research), I'm going to go with this $1,500 unit ($1,350ish after corp discount):

[Link: store.hp.com]

HP Spectre x360 Convertible Laptop - 15-bl152nr


Product specifications
Operating system - Windows 10 Home 64 [24]
Processor - Intel® Core™ i7-8550U (1.8 GHz base frequency, up to 4 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 8 MB cache, 4 cores) [18,19]
Graphics - NVIDIA® GeForce® MX150 (2 GB GDDR5 dedicated)
Display - 15.6" diagonal 4K IPS eDP micro-edge BrightView WLED-backlit (3840 x 2160) [15]
Memory - 16 GB DDR4-2133 SDRAM (2 x 8 GB)
Hard drive - 512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD [16]
Wireless technology - Intel® 802.11b/g/n/ac (2x2) Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® 4.2 Combo [13,14]
Power supply - 90 W AC power adapter
Battery - 6-cell, 79.2 Wh Li-ion
Battery life - Up to 12 hours and 45 minutes [3]
Video Playback Battery Life - Up to 11 hours and 30 minutes
External I/O Ports - 1 Thunderbolt™ 3 (Data Transfer up to 40 Gb/s, DP1.2, HP Sleep and Charge); 1 USB 3.1 Type-C™ Gen 1 (Data Transfer up to 5 Gb/s, DP1.2, HP Sleep and Charge); 1 USB 3.1 Gen 1 (HP Sleep and Charge); 1 HDMI; 1 headphone/microphone combo [10,11,12]
Expansion slots - 1 multi-format SD media card reader
Energy efficiency - ENERGY STAR® certified; EPEAT® Silver registered
Webcam - HP Wide Vision FHD IR Camera with integrated dual array digital microphone [9]
Audio - Bang & Olufsen, dual speakers
Special features - Supports active stylus compliant with Microsoft Ink
Color - Dark ash silver
Pointing device - HP Imagepad with multi-touch gesture support
Keyboard - Full-size island-style backlit keyboard
Dimensions (W X D X H) - 14 x 9.88 x 0.7 in
Weight - 4.42 lb
Warranty - 1 year limited hardware warranty (information at [Link: hp.com]); 90 day phone support (from date of purchase);
What's in the box - Sleeve; Stylus

that verge article is great. i literally can not wait!!! it has been a while since i have been this stoked about a new laptop.

SOLD


Anyone interested in a great deal on the current (soon to be previous) version of the Microsoft Surface Book? Obviously not the latest greatest but still a powerful machine for a fraction of the original price.

New in box never opened or used. Make me an offer [Link: remotecentral.com]