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Laptop Recomendation for computer engineering student

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I'm looking for a new laptop that I can use for school. I have a dell inspiron e1705 17" but i've had all kinds of problems with it over the years from replacing hard drives, optical drives, memory, reconnecting loose and broken cables..... just a terrible line of laptops overall in my opinion. What I'm really looking for now though is something that isn't gigantic and as heavy as a dumbell (my e1705 was a pain to take anywhere) and has a good battery life, something that lasts more than 2-3 hours.

All i'm doing on it is programming for my classes, and something to display presentations while i am in lectures. I'm hoping to find something decent under the $400 mark but if it is worth it I'll spend a little more.

Any suggestions? Maybe something your currently using that you like?
 
I've heard good things about the HP dm1z and lenovo X120e. $400 is really pushing it, though. Something has to give in either quality or performance.
 
Is a used/refurb laptop okay? If so I'd get an off lease Latitude D430 from Dell Financial Services

They're solid laptops with magnesium alloy build, and their 1.2Ghz Core 2 Duo ULVs should still hold their own against Fusion in terms of CPU at least, though graphics are much weaker. Probably want to upgrade the RAM on some of them though. Also the battery life is going to be worse than most netbooks.

Also consider a used Thinkpad X200.
 
I'm gonna get flamed for this but i don't care. I'm a computer engineering student too and just before the semester i found a 13" Macbook Pro for $417 and it's been the most perfect laptop i've ever owned.
Coding is taken care of, productivity is way better than Windows on a laptop (IMO of course) and the battery life and build quality are great.
The multi-touch trackpad (if you've never used one) is an absolute godsend for laptops. I can fly around getting stuff done much faster than using any mouse, no lie.
And of course you can load Windows on one through Bootcamp or a VM solution so you're covered for Windows-only programs.
It may not be easy to find one for as cheaply as I did but you should be able to find one for around $600 or so. Upgrading it is easy too.
 
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