Preferred Brand = anything
2. Budget = less than 4k, prefer 3.5k i possible
3. Usage = office/surfing, VMWare for backtrack 5, no games AT ALL
4. Preferred laptop/screen size = either 14 or 15, 15 prefered

weight = less than 2kg( actually this is the most important part )
and also need AT LEAST HD+(my eyes spoiled by my n55sf ready :crying:)

So, great sifus, is there anything out ther that fits my criteria?

Checked out Spectre, but too bad I cant really upgrade the RAM and SSD( can but must dismantle a huge part of the lappy )

how about 14 inch?

is the XPS 14 user replaceable for the RAM and SSD?

it does look pretty good, but I wonder how significant is the difference in lightness compared to my n55(this is 2.6kg iinm)

500 grams
hmm, maybe I should wait for win8 to release first? severely limited in terms of choices right now

1.5kg HD+

US ppl always get the best stuff

the thing is I'm very used to the nice workspace that HD+ gives me, impossible to downgrade lol. These manufacturers really need to wake up

HD+ less than 2kg, matte would be bonus, izzit so hard, huh, Dell, HP,ASUS , Lenovo??y r u guys so mean to me?

the HP sleekbook are fantastic, but the screen

Spectre is good but upgradeability

true true. But I got strong feeling of some kind of a "refreshed Spectre" that might come out with 8gb RAM, sure sambar

Zenbook U500 also very gooding. if got ULV version without GPU and only single SSD would be great too. There might be a new range of zenbook by AUS with win8 launch I guess

hopefully my patience will be worth it (pz release some awesome lappy with win8, manufacturers!! )