Looking for a laptop

[laznic]

What is your budget?
700-1200 EUR (roughly 900-1500 USD)

What country will you be buying this in?
Finland or maybe Canada (going there as an exchange student)

What size notebook do you prefer?
Mainstream (15 - 16-inch screen)

What brands do you like or dislike?
Like: Asus
Would you consider a refurbished laptop?
Maybe

What are the primary tasks you need this notebook for?
Listening to Music, Photo Editing, Computer Programming, Movie Streaming and Viewing, Graphic Intense 3D Gaming

Heavy Photoshopping, web & graphic design, programming, watching movies and listening to music.

What games will you be playing?
StarCraft 2, Dota 2, Guild Wars 2 / WoW, QuakeLive (most important one), maybe CoD4

Where will you be using this laptop?
Will be used different places

How many hours of battery life do you need?
Don't know what's the regular battery life among laptops, but the more the better obviously!

Will you be buying online or in store?
online or in store

Which OS do you prefer?
Windows 7 or Mac OS

List the screen resolutions that interest you:
Max Resolution (1920 x 1080)

Do you prefer a glossy or matte screen?
Glossy or Matte is fine

Is the laptops design important to you?
Yes

Approximately what date will you be buying this laptop?
Around 01/02/2013

How long do you want this laptop to last?
At least 3 years

How much storage capacity do you need?
500 GB, but more the better. SSDs would be great

Are you interested in SSD for storage?
Yes

Do you want a built-in optical drive, what type?
DVD Burner

I have already made a similar post on one Finnish forum and they suggested Asus N56VZ, which seems pretty good, but I'd really like some other opinions too!

Also, I would rather have a PC than a Mac just because everything else I have is either Windows or Android. In the end though, both are just fine!

[laznic]

Bump! Would really appreciate some opinions

[danielotero]

Hi,
So I'm no expert in computers but I have been looking for laptops for some time now and I have an idea. People seem to really like Clevo/Sager computers which are, for the price, the best options for the market available. They are not fancy looking, but still, have the best value. The Sager NP9130, for instance, would be a great deal for you. At XoticPC (a reseller) you can custom build yours, so take a look on what I did to you:

Sager NP9130 / Clevo P151EM1 ($1,169.00)
- FREE!! Continental (U.S. Lower 48 - UPS Ground Only) Ground Shipping on ALL Sager Laptops (Enter Coupon Code: "SAGERFREESHIP" during order process)
- 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Matte Type Screen (SKU - S1R324)
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- Sager - 3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3610QM (2.3GHz - 3.3GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP) (SKU - S2N224)
- -Stock OEM Thermal Compound
- nVidia GeForce GTX 670M 1,536MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 with Optimus™ Technology (SKU - S3N501)
- 16GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (4 SODIMMS) (w/ i7 CPU Upgrade) (SKU - S4T822P)
- Sager Branding
- Standard Finish
- No mSATA SSD
- 750gb 7200rpm (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache) (SKU - S5R306)
- Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti DVDRW/CDRW Drive w/ Software (When selecting a Hard Drive in the Optical Bay, No Optical Drive is Included) (SKU - S7R455)
- Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo)
- Bluetooth Included
- Sager - Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth™ v3.0 (SKU - S8R110)
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- LIFETIME Ltd Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Toll Free Telephone Support (Labor through XPC)
Includes FREE Shipping Both Ways for Parts Warranty Repairs (SKU - X9R009)
- No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
- Standard Production Time

As you can see it has the GTX670m, which is one of the best graphic cards available in the market at the moment, 16GB RAM, i7 (up to 3.3GHZ), 750GB HDD / 7200RPM (which will make it run faster). Also if you would like you can change the optical drive bay for and SSD or another HDD and also there is option for mSata SSD but the options they give you are not the best (in my opinion). As I saw you like ASUS there is also a G55VW for $1,309.00 with same HDD amount, same processor, GTX660m (which is inferior to the GTX670m of the Sager). It has a fancier design (not that much though) but the options for mSata SSD are better, so it's really up to you. The best graphics available at the moment are the GTX680m, but the cheapest notebook you can get with is is the Sager NP9150 for $1,764.00 at XoticPC with the same specs as the NP9130. Again, it is really up to you but reading what you wrote in the form, I would go with the Sager NP9130. If design is another thing you are looking for you should also check the MSI GE60, which has a cool design, is light and comes with 750GB/7200RPM HDD, lots of options for mSATA SSD, i7 3610QM, GTX660. Hope I could help you!
Sincerely,
Daniel.
ps.: Sorry for any grammar mistake!!!