You might wanna check out the Asus Zenbook Pro UX501vw which will fit in nicely to your budget. I don't have this laptop myself. Apply for student discounts as they will give you 10% or so off. I am in the same boat as yourself heading to do engineering in September and don't know what to go with but I probably will get the FHD XPS 15 . Also peace out to the jelly beans.