Help for picking a laptop

[XDroidie626]

Okay so I am looking at getting a laptop for Uni, I will be doing computer sciences and taking a heavy focus on Maths, Java and Networking, with stuff like algorithms and python, so I was looking at a rMBP (Base £999 model) and was wondering is this a good thing to purchase? or should I get something else? I have a desktop for heavy stuff such as VMs but I want the laptop for only Uni work, such as programming and videos, and I shall be using a Network drive for mass storage.

 

Is this something I should get for Uni, or should I look at something else.

 

Thanks!

[WhatComesAround]

apple laptops are good for programing

[toggleguy]

Somet else maybe..

 

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/156-msi-ge60-gaming-laptop-24ghz-core-i7-4700hq-12gb-128gb-ssd-1tb-hdd-2gb-gtx-860m-win-8-money-back

[MrSuperb]

Somet else maybe..

 

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/156-msi-ge60-gaming-laptop-24ghz-core-i7-4700hq-12gb-128gb-ssd-1tb-hdd-2gb-gtx-860m-win-8-money-back

 

- crappy battery life

- heavy (2.6kg + 0.6kg power brick)

- fat (38 x 383 x 249mm)

 

makes the perfect laptop for university

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NOT

[toggleguy]

- crappy battery life

- heavy (2.6kg + 0.6kg power brick)

- fat (38 x 383 x 249mm)

 

makes the perfect laptop for university

_________________

 

NOT

He has a desktop aswell.. so i presumed transportation isnt an issue.. and he didnt say he wanted it to be like the size of a hair.

 

Also Chill dude

[Probenja]

My brother studies programming and he always says his ideal laptop would be one with an ssd and as light weight as possible...

 

Macbook Air:

http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/macbook-air?product=MD761LL/B&step=config#

 

Retina Macbook Pro:

http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=MGX72LL/A&step=config#

 

Lenovo Thinkpad x240: (you can get extra batteries for this one)

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/x-series/x240/

 

Dell XPS 13:

http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-13-9333/pd?oc=dncwp1512hh1&model_id=xps-13-9333

 

Asus Zenbook: (you can get dedicated gpu's on these)

http://www.amazon.com/Zenbook-UX303LN-DB71T-Quad-HD-Display-Touchscreen/dp/B00KTL21RA/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1413729986&sr=1-2&keywords=asus+zenbook

[XDroidie626]

Sorry I did not clearly state about what I want, I simply forgot lol, anyways I need a bit of portability, from time to time I will be required to go down to Milton Keynes so po rtability, battery life of over 6 hours is a must, the desktop is a gaming PC by build nature, but it has kind of managed to evolve into something that can do VMs etc, so yeah sum things up,  I want great battery life so I can use it away from the desk easily, nice portability, the Air would be nice, but because I am getting it on finance, and my budget for this is £1000, I thought the rMBP would be a much finer choice, and as I will be doing mostly course work over anything, so it will kind of be a laptop to replace my desktop.

 

I already do have a laptop, but it does not have as much power as a rMBP, (Its a AMD a4 5000 1.4Ghz Quad, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) which is why I am getting a mac, or maybe anyways

 

I would like a Macbook Air, but I cant see the price as even the 11" with 8GB RAM is nothing compared to rMBP, I believe the most demanding task I shall be doing is Java and Video streaming (From uni)

 

[rockking1379]

Since you already have a desktop, I would say go to newegg and find a mid range i3 laptop. Be like 5-6 hundred bucks. Throw in an SSD so it lowers boot time and call it day. I am in same situation and the laptop I'm looking at is 400 bucks but I have a desktop always ready and a server running constant to. Yes my uni lets me run a private server on campus using campus Internet. Be jelly

[R4nD0m_aCc3sS]

XMG or Schenker has some really good laptops. the laptops are produced in germany and you can costumize the hole laptop. I dont know where are you from, but when you are from europe -> mysn.de (germany) | mysn.co.uk (UK) | mysn.eu (EU) 

 

these laptops are pretty light and have and enormous performance for the price:

 

• XMG C504 ( 15.6" IPS Display)
• XMG P505 
• Schenker S403 (with touchscreen!)
• Schenker B513 (IPS Display)
• Schenker M504 (IPS Display)
• Schenker D503 (you can buy a dockingstation for that)

 

greets from swizterland

[Satlen]

I would fully agree. I have a macbook air and I love it. Apple does a great job with their laptops in my opinion because everything works great. Great battery life, great trackpad, and great performance. I am able to run windows through VMware just fine on my air as well.