i'm now a final year university student and my dell xps is now, i think, reaching it's end of usable life. i need an advice on purchasing a new laptop.

trouble is, will it be the timeline x 2nd gen of the mac book air 13 inch (with the sandy bridge one, i hope, have to wait though)?

my house already owned a MBA 13" and it is a pleasure to work with that mac. but most of my thesis work require me to use the corel draw application and most software only runs in windows. i noticed that if using boot camp, most of the SSD spaces are consumed by the windows partition. in addition to that, i am also a gamer. a hardcore one, prefer quality and speed.

but now still having trouble of thinking which one is it? i dont want a MBP cause it is too bulky for me. i tried that unit already. any advice?

are there any more choice besides acer timeline x? the one with the same power but from different brand? thanks for the suggestion. if i were a casual gamer, should i go for the MBA?

wow, so many choices. still have to consider among these options. since i spotted the alienware m14x have cheaper price than my dell xps (3 years ago, i bought the dell for 4499), may consider the alienware.

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Added on July 18, 2011, 11:46 ammight be the alienware for the best possible candidate for my laptop replacement

This post has been edited by xearsol: Jul 18 2011, 11:46 AM