planning to get a laptop for work. IT related work ie: apps heavy, a bit of programming. plus of course a bit of gaming (sc2). not looking at any particular brands. specs wise i5, 4gb ram, 500gb hd, display 13-14 inch, pretty good graphics card. my budget between 3-3.5k. any recommendations?

This post has been edited by belialjo: Mar 23 2011, 01:37 PM

thx alot TJ. i was just checking out both the asus u36 & u41 series. i like the slim design plus performance wise i think it is good enuf. compared to the dell xps 14 which one is actually better in terms of reliability and built quality? i have yet to see the asus machines but i did test the xps, the build quality is quite ok