Define "high performance".

I wouldn't buy that particular laptop. No high performance laptop should have anything less than 6GB of RAM minimum. My laptop has 4GB.

As for brand, Asus master race all the way.

Also, how much is that laptop in USD/CAD?

Are you looking for performance, no matter the size/weight? Or something with performance, but can also fit in a backpack and be toted around?

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Price conversion says $1,044 USD, which is actually pretty reasonable.

I've been told QC for HP is getting better, their envy line looks good.

As for myself, I've been looking for the same thing, and I found a laptop that looks really promising. And I'm hoping to get it once I get the funds
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They just released it in the US, with it being available (mostly) worldwide around mid-November.

In that case, go for a laptop that has about 4GB of RAM. No game or application needs that much. If size really is important, then consider a form factor less than 15". Personally I think the 13.3" form factor is the best, but they usually don't include optical drives. I've owned a 12" and a 15.6" laptop and neither were that comfortable.

Also, regardless of the form factor, be sure to check out the keyboard before purchase. Try it out in a store if possible. Some keyboard layouts can vary, and being stuck with one you don't like fucking sucks balls.

As for actual performance, stick with an i7, any kind of dedicated graphics and you should be fine. Larger laptops, around 17", might have room for a second hard drive. I would consider an SSD for your OS and applications.

Also remember that as performance increases, battery life decreases.

Dell?

Dell >>>>>>>>>

ASUS N53SV-SX603V 15.6" HD 1366x768, Intel Core i7-2630QM 2.0GHz, Nvidia GF GT 540M 2GB/1GB DDR3, 4GB DDR3-1333, 640GB 5400rpm, SM DL DVD+/-RW, Gb-e WLAN 802.11n, WIN7 HP 64bit, 3xUSB2.0/1xUSB3.0/HDMI/VGA port/3-1Card Reader/2.0M Cam/6 cell batt/2.71kg/ Eng/Rus Full size Numeric keyboard

It's about $1K, but laptops here are HORRIBLY overpriced.

what the hell? it's fuckin cheap compared to Georgia's prices. here it's price would be over 1.7-2k for sure

Acer, Apple, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI, Samsung, Sony & Toshiba are best laptop brands.

You pretty much just named everything.

There are so many brands available like Acer. Asus, Dell, Compaq, Toshiba, Lenovo. But few brands are good. Like Toshiba, Dell, Sony. They will be little costly than the Asus and Acer but the performance of their will be satisfactory.

Lenovo, Sony, Toshiba(I hate their bundled software), and ASUS. I'd highly recommend Macbooks. Mine (2008 macbook unibody pro) has been through a lot and still outperforms most of today's new windows laptops. It hasn't felt any slower since the day I bought it.

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I prefer Apple Mac Book Pro Fall 2011 it’s the best mainstream laptop. I just recently bought this Mac, and it was my first ever. I was a big windows fan, until I used my friends Mac, and I instantly fell in love with it.

I will suggest you to buy HP or Toshiba brand. It is best to use

asus, MSI, and sony are the best I know go for something with at least 8GB of ram a quad core intel cpu (the amd quad cores have very slow clock rates) and nice dedicated graphics like an nvidia GTX550M or better