Need Touchscreen Laptop Recommendation

dugn

dugn

Limp Gawd
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I fell in love with the Samsung 9 Series after pricing out two laptops for family members and found myself repeatedly gravitating back to these. Now I'm interested in one for myself - but I need a touchscreen for Windows 8.

Usage scenarios are casual Windows computer use. No gaming. No need for killer graphics. I simply need a portable, super light, ruled-paper notebook-sized notebook/ultranote that connects to the web where I can type for extended periods and run legacy Windows apps (meaning WinRT is out).

In essence, I'm looking a Samsung 9 Series with a touch screen - or a Surface Pro with a real keyboard (have no idea how slim and light these will be) - but can't find anything on the market today that fits the bill.

Must Haves Include:
  • Real keyboard (typing on a screen isn't good enough)
  • Super-slim, Apple-like light design (again - the Samsung 9 series is *exactly* the model)
  • SSD (using an HDD on a laptop/notebook doesn't cut it anymore)
  • Touchscreen
  • Long battery life
  • Integrated camera (for Skype) is a plus

Don't Need (or don't care if I get these or not):
  • Optical Drive
  • Killer Graphics

Any hints, tips, ideas? I coudl wait for a Surface Pro and hope. But I'd rather hope for a Samsung 9 Series upgraded to have a touchscreen, but have no idea if my wait would be in vain.
 
Wow. The Lenovo is much thinner than it looks (16.9mm vs. 16.26 mm for Samsung 9 Series vs. 24.13 mm for the Dell).

Lenovo weight, 3.4 lbs.
Samsung weight, 2.55 lbs.
Dell weight, 3.3 lbs.

These are great suggestions (even though the Dell screen mount looks a bit like a 70's sci-fi show). I'll go put these in my hands to see if they compare to the feel of the Samsung 9 Series.
 
Sorry was slow to get back to this been busy.

I use the touch screen on it all the time now. Anytime I need to scroll or just tap something its much faster than trackpading it. It really is the best bang for the buck IMO. It's a little on the heavy side compared to some of the ultrabooks out there. Only issue I have with it is the way they partitioned the SSD. Leaving 40GB useable on a 128GB SSD is criminal.
 
I've used the Dell XPS 12, pretty awesome. Probably my favorite of the touch screen win8 laptops I've played with.
 
I might have to look at the Yoga... I'm not really interested in touch screen all that much, but I've been waiting way too long for Samsung to release a 1080p Series 9, or ASUS to release a 14" Zenbook Prime.
 
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