[US] ~$1600 Laptop

[Joemoma]

So I've been looking at getting a laptop for School primarily, but am extremely interested in Linux / pentesting and looking at getting into coding.

 

What i'm looking for:

 -  ~9 hour battery life web browsing / General

 - i7 Dual-Core / Quad-Core (preff)

 - 16GB RAM

 - 512Gb M.2 / Nvme SSD (could get away with 128GB or 256GB as long as it is up-gradable)

 - Graphics card is not important to me

 - 13.3" - 15.6" Screen

 - 1440p would be PERFECT!!   1080 would be ok,   no 4k screen....

 

What i've looked at so far:

 - Dell XPS 13 and 15

 - Macbook Pro 2015 and 2016

 - Asus Zenbooks (slightly researched)

 

I know that these specs are way overkill for what i'm looking to be doing but i like having it and not needing it vs. needing it and not having it.

 

I'm looking for laptops around the $1600 mark (expecting $1800 after tax and such) (absolute max would be $2000 after tax)

 

I'd love to see y'alls recommendations (and if this exact topic has been answered please link and i will take this one down)

[KeFy]

I currently use a macbook for school. Its a good laptop for that but its still overpriced pice of shit.

 

i whould recomend a ASUS Zenbook. Its a great choice for what you are planning to do and you can even do some other stuff on it if you want.

[Arika]

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[Joemoma]

@KeFy @Sierra Fox  Thanks guys. i wasnt sure if there was really anything else that i was completely missing that i should be looking at.. back to the price and compare between those lol

[ErrystioT]

Razer Blade Stealth? But I would actually recommend you to check out the new HP Spectre x360 with Kaby Lake refresh, they have option for up to 512GB NVMe and 16GB RAM. It also has 57.8Wh battery which can get you up to 10 hours of normal usage, however, the screen option caps to 1080p if you don't mind that is

[more_fps]

The new macbook pros have some weird battery issues, where they aren't even getting 6hrs.

[Pendragon]

18 hours ago, Joemoma said:

@KeFy @Sierra Fox  Thanks guys. i wasnt sure if there was really anything else that i was completely missing that i should be looking at.. back to the price and compare between those lol

X260. God like battery life. Perfect for programmers

[Joemoma]

On 12/8/2016 at 10:34 AM, TechNutz said:

The new macbook pros have some weird battery issues, where they aren't even getting 6hrs.

Yea, thats a big reason i havent bought it... i love the OS but the hardware is disappointing me this time around

[Joemoma]

On 12/8/2016 at 2:38 PM, Pendragon said:

X260. God like battery life. Perfect for programmers

Thanks!! thats a new one i'll have to do some research on!