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Good points, IntelUser. When I originally checked with Intel ARK about timing, their site stated Q2, along with the rest of the Haswell MX parts. However, this was updated a few weeks ago with a Q3 release. When I started this thread I knew this, but I think I wanted more information about what...

Nice. Thanks, Sweepr. That's a Clevo chassis, isn't it? Maybe System76 have modified it, because it looks better than what I've seen in the past. In fact, it seems to have all the right connections, great configuration and specifications. I don't see why they couldn't bring out a 15.6" version...

Just bear in mind, Guys, that a discrete GPU might consume anywhere between 50 and a 100 watts *in addition* to the CPU's 47 watts. A Haswell i7-4850HQ will consume a maximum of 47 watts with the integrated GPU running close to maximum. Think about it. Without the dedicated GPU the designers...

I would buy an Ultrabook class 17" that had 32GB RAM, an i7-4850HQ, and two mSATA SSDs, that weighed less than 2.5kg and was as thin as the rMBP 15.

Yes, but Iris' lack of punch only becomes an issue if we want to play games. I'm talking about a high performance thin and light that could eat VMs and other compute/RAM intensive tasks for breakfast, while driving multiple high-res monitors without any worries. I kinda think that there is...

I agree that workstation-class laptops, like the DELL Precision line, probably won't have an iGPU-only option. However, it is possible that a DELL XPS 15 variation could ship with this configuration. I need 32GB RAM and I doubt any XPS 15s will support more than 16GB RAM, so that makes the XPS...

The overall weight and size of the chassis can be reduced when using an integrated GPU. This means that a chassis does not need to be designed to accommodate a higher TDP and can be made thinner and lighter. I don't want to carry around a 2.5kg 15" laptop. Only an integrated GPU can give us...

It would be good to see high-performance laptops that aren't targeting gamers, but instead contain top-end HQ Iris Pro parts in thin-and-light 15 and 17 inch Ultrabooks. High-powered Ultrabooks with excellent high-res IPS screens, great keyboards and trackpads, up to 32GB RAM and bristling with...

Good points. I noticed that DELL released their updated version of the XPS 15 at the end of June and their updated version of the Precision line at the end of July, last year. However, I doubt that either of them will come with HQ parts this year. It is understandable that the Precision won't...

The lack of innovation in the larger Ultrabook space of 15" semi-slim designs is somewhat disappointing. Not even Apple has released a new 15" rMBP based on Haswell. My disappointment is the over abundance of 4700MQ CPUs with dedicated GPUs in the so-called performance space of 15" form factor...

At the moment, prices are similar for both platforms - the beefier LGA1366 and cut down LGA1156. If it were not for the power and heat generated by the LGA1366 platform (130w vs 95w) I would just get the 1366 system. However, power and heat IS a concern. Plus, the complexity of the chipset...