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Yeah thanks for the responses guys.
@most people .. I've heard from a few sources the Ivy Bridge isn't much of a upgrade as people were hoping for. The biggest thing it's got going for it is that the intel hd 4000 is just as good as the low level amd/nvidia cards out these days. So I'm not sure if it's worth waiting for.
My laptop screen has pretty much shit the bed and I work in Van / live in Kelowna so a working laptop is pretty important to me.
@thenewgirl yeah that's the thing is that I'm just looking for a mid level card like the nvidia 540m .. nothing too spectacular.
I saw an ASUS N53 at London Drugs today that had a 2gb Nvidia 630m card in it? After reading the 1gb version is on par with the 540m so I imagine the 2gb version should do the trick.
The only thing I don't like about the ASUS n53 series is the size and weight. There's at least an inch on either side of the screen. Looks like the shell could fit a 17" screen. I wanted something smaller then the 3 year old HP I have now... and that is not.
I was going to wait on that ACER m3 until I read a pretty iffy review on it...
The only other option I'm thinking of these days is that if I decide to go with the ASUS I might as well spend an extra $100-$200 on a SAGER that's the same size/weight. You can already get the Ivy bridge processors in the SAGERS as well as the new Nvidia 650m card all for about $1100.
Decisions I tell you. It's fucking tough. Still thinking about the Sony though.. it's been reviewed pretty well all over the internet.. just has the same problem as every other thin gaming computer out at the moment... it gets hot.
edit: Oh and also I like the fact of having a 1080p screen. That might just a novelty thing though.
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