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For the past couple of years, I have been using an IBM Thinkpad T60p for daily work (software development, desktop & embedded).

I am extremely satisfied with this machine, due to its robustness. It also has a few features I depend on:

  • a high resolution display: 15.0" TFT FlexView display with 1600x1200 (UXGA);
  • excellent keyboard;
  • decent graphics and CPU performance.

Some of the software I develop benefits from larger amounts of RAM, and 3GB (Windows 7 32-bit) or 4GB (Windows 7 64-bit on T60p) are no longer sufficient. My customers run desktop computers with 20GB and more, and I need to have at least 8GB to at least be able to run reasonable test cases.

So I'm shopping around for a new laptop, but I'm struggling to find anything that matches my requirements:

  • must run Windows 7 64-bit Pro or higher;
  • must support at least 8GB of RAM (more is better)
  • high screen resolution! While I prefer 4:3 I can live with wide screen. But I really hope to find something with a vertical screen resolution similar to what I have now...
  • portable, so < 16" but >= 14"
  • I realize that FlexView isn't available anymore, but I'd like to avoid a glossy screen if possible.
  • decent (not more) graphics performance, ideally hybrid (I'm doing a lot of CAD, never games).
  • good keyboard
  • reasonable CPU -- but I'm still fine with my current Core 2 Duo, so that shouldn't be too complicated.

The T60p fits all those requirements, except the 8GB of RAM. Can you help me find a current notebook that would match most of them? I don't mind changing brand.

Thanks!

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This is probably going to get closed as offtopic, but good luck finding a 4:3 laptop. Lenovos are still the same quality ThinkPad is known for, same aethestics, keyboard, the works, so if you can live with 1920x1080 go for a T510 (or wait a few months, T520s are coming...) – Shinrai Feb 10 '11 at 23:31
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closed as off topic by BloodPhilia, Ivo Flipse♦ Feb 10 '11 at 23:56

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