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The thinkpad p50 starts at 1,299, which is more then I can spend right now. Like I posted early 700-1k is goal, and I'd prefer around $8. I've been eyeing this https://www.amazon.com/Dell-15-6-Inch-Quad-Core-i5-6300HQ-Processor/dp/B015PYZ0J6?th=1&psc=1 whatcha guys think?

Thanks for all the responses, what I've gathered: i7 with a nice clock speed (quad core) ssd is nice ( I'm aware of the performance gains of an ssd vs mechanical) nice size display, UHD gives extra screen real estate What about RAM? Should I shoot for 12 gigs? Is that overkill? I'd assume 8 gigs at least. DDR4 vs DDR3. I appreciate the inspight guys. @Mooshe it's some old Lenovo with an AMD A6 apu, hardly anything to write home about. I don't remember the exact model right now, and I don't have it near by.

Alright guys, I am about to finish up my degree and will be looking for work here soon. I am looking for a new laptop to replace my old, terrible Lenovo. I currently can afford around the $700 to $1k range. This will be used mostly for Visual Studio and other various IDE's. I am very comfortable with pc components and specs, but I'm looking for other people's experiences with laptops and development. I do game on my desktop, so it doesn't have to have a discrete gpu , but I would complain about it either. I'll be buying sometime in the next month. Please share your recommendations. Thanks!

Thanks Linus! This would be my first leap from iOS to android! @jakezayak https://mobile.twitter.com/jakezayak/tweets

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