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Product Maingear EX-L 15 Dell XPS 15 Toshiba Satellite U845t Sony Vaio S Series SVS1511AGXB Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 (Intel Core i7-3630QM 2.40GHz)
Price $1,499.00 MSRP: $1,299.99 $954.73 Pricing is currently unavailable. $1,063.00 to $1,299.00
CNET editors' rating 4 stars 3.5 stars 4 stars 3.5 stars 4 stars
Average user rating 0 stars 1.5 stars 2.5 stars 3.5 stars 4.5 stars
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Bottom line
With desktop-replacement power in a midsize package, the 15-inch Maingear EX-L 15 is a niche product, but one that largely delivers.
You can get similar components to our Core i7 Dell XPS 15 configuration for less, but the rock-solid design makes this feel like a premium machine.
While it's not going to dazzle anyone, the Toshiba Satellite U845T is a great example of exactly how much laptop $799 should buy in 2013.
The 15-inch Sony Vaio S does gaming, Blu-ray, and a lot more, all while keeping the design thin and light.
For those looking for something more than a feature-light ultrabook, the gamer-friendly Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 is close to brilliant, and several configurations are currently available at a deep discount -- but I can't believe it doesn't have a touch screen.
Product Description

- 3rd Gen Core i7 i7-3720QM 2 - 4 Byte RAM - 500 Byte

- 15.6 in - 3rd Gen Core i5 3210M - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - 6 GB RAM - 500 GB + 32 GB

- 14 in - 3rd Gen Core i5 - Microsoft Windows 8 - 6 GB RAM - 128 GB SSD

Toshiba Satellite U845t-S4165 i5-3337U

VAIO S - 15.5 in - 3rd Gen Core i7 3612QM - Microsoft Windows 7 Professional - 8 GB RAM - 750 GB

Sony VAIO S Series HDD

Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 - 15.6 in - Core i7 i7-3630QM - Windows 8 64-bit Edition - 8 GB RAM - 1 TB HDD

Processor

Intel 3rd Gen Core i7 i7-3720QM 2 / 6 MB Cache

Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 3210M

Intel 3rd Gen Core i5

3 i5-3337U / 1.8 GHz ( 2.7 GHz ) / 3 MB Cache

Intel 3rd Gen Core i7 3612QM / 2.1 GHz / 6 MB Cache

3 ( 3.1 GHz )

Intel Core i7 3 i7-3630QM / 2.4 GHz ( 3.4 GHz ) / 6 MB Cache

Memory

4 Byte

6 GB DDR3 SDRAM

6 GB

DDR3 SDRAM

8 GB

DDR3 SDRAM

8 GB DDR3 SDRAM

Storage

500 Byte

500 GB / 7200 rpm + 32 GB Solid State Drive

128 GB SSD

750 GB / 5400 rpm

HDD

1 TB HDD / 5400 rpm

Dimensions (WxDxH) Info unavailable

14.6 in x 9.8 in x 0.91 in

13.5 in x 9.1 in x 0.8 in

14.97 in x 10.06 in x 0.95 in

15.2 in x 10.2 in x 1.4 in

Weight Info unavailable

5.79 lbs

3.8 lbs

4.42 lbs

6 lbs

Operating System Info unavailable

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Microsoft Windows 8

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional

Windows 8 64-bit Edition

Display Info unavailable

15.6 in

14 in 1366 x 768

LED backlight Yes TruBrite / HD

15.5 in

LED backlight 1920 x 1080 / Full HD

15.6 in LED backlight VibrantView 1920 x 1080 / Full HD

Graphics Info unavailable

nVidia GeForce GT 630M with 1GB GDDR5 VRAM

Intel HD Graphics 4000

Nvidia GeForce GT 640M LE - 2 GB

NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - 2 GB GDDR5 SDRAM

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MSRP: $1,299.99

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