4lb 13/14" w/ hybrid graphics

[Gloryfieldzi]

Are there any laptops that have something along the following:

Portable, ~ 4lbs

Thin, ~ 1"

13-14" with matte screen and at least 1440x900 resolution

Hybrid graphics

~ 8 hr battery life


Was considering the Vaio Z but are there anything cheaper that fits the above?

 

[Blahman]

I was going to say Vaio Z, but yeah... You might be able to find one cheap, I got mine for $1500 and I've seen them as low as $999, even a few flukey ones for like $850 with an Xbox 360 last Black Friday at the MS store.

I love mine, video card overclocks 30%+ which puts it into the same league as a GT 335M.

 

[flensr]

I just ordered a thinkpad t420s. 14" matte screen 1600x900, hybrid gfx (business class nvidia but faster than integrated gfx), under 4 lbs, 1" thick. You'll have to remove the optical drive and put in a second battery to get anywhere near 8 hrs though, since the t420s has a fairly wimpy main battery and no option for an extended capacity main battery. But it meets the other requirements.

 

[996GT2]

Thinkpad T420/T420s would be my pick as well. I have a Quadro NVS 140M on my T61 and it performs pretty similarly to its GeForce counterpart in gaming. If you want the best gaming performance, it is possible to run GeForce drivers on Quadro cards.