New portable, powerful laptop

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George

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Hey. I'm looking for a portable, powerful laptop, as the title says. My budget is up to $2000 AU.
Portability: I'd like to keep the weight low- 2.3 kg is about as heavy as I'd like it. I'd like this to be a computer I can take to uni, etc.
Power: I'll be photoshopping large images and doing some casual gaming. I'd also like to make this a computer that's generally quick, and nice to use.
What I'm after:
-For a processor, a decent i7 (or at least a nice second gen i5).
-USB 3, blu ray, good battery life, very light weight and gesture touchpad are the nice features I'd like, but aren't necessary. Also a high def screen would be nice for photoshopping, but for a small computer I could just get a monitor for general use, so not a huge deal.
-Good looks, backlit keyboards, cool security and ridiculous lightness (>1.5 kg) are features I can happily do without.

I'm looking at:
Sony vaio S series: Sacrifices graphics and some minor features, but amazing battery life and portability are very nice. I'd do a lot less gaming, but it would be great otherwise.
http://www.sony.com.au/product/vpcsb18gg
HP DV4 3030tx: Much nicer graphics, but not as portable. And no where can I find its battery life, which is offputting. Also there are few reviews, so I don't know anything about it's possible bad points.
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/au/e...4354-64354-5048648-5079534.html?lang=en&cc=au

Are these good? What do you recommend? Or any similar computers out there?
 
mac!!!! Honestly, with the size specifications, I think that is your best bet. Gaming laptops (my personal suggestion) will just about always have 17" screens and just be huge overall.

And between those 2, the hp 100$ of the way. Just so you know, all laptops are portable...that's the laptop idea. But, for the idea of portability, you would spend way to much on the sony.

Look into the macs, besides you get a discount for being a student.
 
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Yeah, I think you're right about the hp - just looked up the Sony in more detail. For the "idea of portability" they've compromised the cooling, so it overheats badly and gets really loud, very quickly.

Mac aren't the way to go for me, I've got a lot of programs including CS5 that I don't want to replace with mac versions, and I generally prefer Windows.

That Lenovo looked awesome... But I was after AUD prices. Even though USD and AUD are equal now, computer companies like Lenovo and Toshiba DOUBLE their prices when importing. So that is a bit out of my range for the price. Thanks anyway.

Any idea of a place to find a review of the HP? There aren't many around. In fact, 1 APC mag review, and that's it really. I don't want to buy it without knowing a little about its expected battery life and any quirks it may have.
 
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