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I'm a student starting university in September. I'm gonna need a relatively good laptop, as I will be studying computer science.

I've been looking around and ASUS Taichi, Zenbook, Lenovo Yoga and XPS 11 have caught my eye.

Any recommendations from you guys would be great.

 

~$1600 CAD is my upper limit.

Also, gaming on this is a non issue since i have a desktop, it would be primarily used for student things. 

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surface pro 3 :trolololololololol: uh the yoga is a pretty good tablet for the cost

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no touchscreen these days and retina display is nothing fancy when compared to yoga 2 pro or 4k displays.

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no touchscreen these days and retina display is nothing fancy when compared to yoga 2 pro or 4k displays.

check the comparison chart.

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check the comparison chart.

i wouldn't buy a laptop without touch screen anyway and macs are only comparable in prices in usa. in my country macs are 30-50% more expensive than the stuff you compared them too.

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i wouldn't buy a laptop without touch screen anyway and macs are only comparable in prices in usa. in my country macs are 30-50% more expensive than the stuff you compared them too.

I don't get the big deal with touch screens. Seems awkward to use

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I don't get the big deal with touch screens. Seems awkward to use

touchpad is the most awkward thing known to man so touchscreen is not worse in any way.

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touchpad is the most awkward thing known to man so touchscreen is not worse in any way.

I need to try touchscreen laptop. Apparently Linus loves them.

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http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-NP940X3G-K04US-13-3-Inch-Touchscreen-Mineral/dp/B00F6EOB8C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1404628020&sr=8-2&keywords=samsung+ativ+9+plus

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-NP940X3G-K04US-13-3-Inch-Touchscreen-Mineral/dp/B00F6EOB8C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1404628020&sr=8-2&keywords=samsung+ativ+9+plus

I'll get the second one and upgrade the RAM and SSD capacity.
The flagship seems a bit overpriced for an i7, more ram, and higher SSD capacity.

They both have the same graphics, so suit whatever is better for you. 

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Well i need the same thing, but my price limit is near 1000$. I am not sure if I need a good laptop, just for typing and browsing but something that would last me the day and is light and sleek. Macbook sounds intresting but right now i am looking into pc version as I am a PC MASTER RACE kinda guy.

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http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-NP940X3G-K04US-13-3-Inch-Touchscreen-Mineral/dp/B00F6EOB8C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1404628020&sr=8-2&keywords=samsung+ativ+9+plus

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-NP940X3G-K04US-13-3-Inch-Touchscreen-Mineral/dp/B00F6EOB8C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1404628020&sr=8-2&keywords=samsung+ativ+9+plus

I'll get the second one and upgrade the RAM and SSD capacity.

The flagship seems a bit overpriced for an i7, more ram, and higher SSD capacity.

They both have the same graphics, so suit whatever is better for you. 

Apparently the RAM is soldered in :(

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