Windows 8, 4th-gen intel laptops?

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<p>I’m going to make one last run for thoughts on which laptops I should get and I’m going to get very specific. </p>

<p>What I need:
~Incoming Freshman looking into Engineering- basically any windows 8 would fulfilled my school specs requirements.
~Thoughts and link on which Windows 8 laptops equipped with the new haswell intel processor aka gen 4.
~Disc/blu-ray player (I don’t know what you call that pull out thing)
~Camera- for Skyping back home
~Powerful enough to play casual games like Sims 3. I won’t be playing any MMO or CoD or any games (I will have PS3/PS4 for that).
~15 inches or larger screen. I don’t like the small stuffs( ''13, ''14)- Carrying it around is NOT an issue (Unless it is like 15 pounds)
~Prefer touch screen
~Decent battery life (not 2 hours)
~Other suggestions like AMD processors and powerful 3rd gen Intel processors are appreciated.
~Max price range: I don’t want to go too much over $1000</p>

<p>What I don’t want(to hear):
~“I own a 13’ Macbook air pro w Retina Display”- No. I’m not considering any Macs. Just no mention of Mac unless you are comparing to a PC or something.
~“Build a PC”- Also no. That required an extensive knowledge of computer (and I’m that person that uses Google as a last resort.) Also not lightly priced.
~Windows 7. -No windows 7 at all.
~“Don’t get Windows 8. It’s bad!” -I tried my friend’s windows 8 w/ touch screen for a while and it was just a little tricky to learn. I rarely had an issue but most of my problems results from not knowing where/how to do something. </p>

<p>Thank in advance for the suggestions. If I missed something let me know.</p>

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<p>Take a look at the Toshiba Satelite P50, which just came out with the 4th gen chips.</p>

<p>I just bought this and it has about 6 hours of battery life. I paid $1200, but I got some things you may not need, so if you take them out you should hit your price point:</p>

<ul>
<li> i7 processor</li>
<li>1080p display</li>
<li>8GB RAM</li>
</ul>

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<p>If you can wait just a little longer the new Windows 8 with Haswell chip will have a lot of improvements including a much longer bateery life.</p>

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<p>The laptop-makers have held off on updating a lot of models to Haswell, perhaps to clear Ivy Bridge inventory. I’d wait as long as possible to see what comes out this summer.</p>

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<p>Uh, guys (and gals) they are already out as we speak. Hence why my title is called 4th gen- aka Haswell’s processor.</p>

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<p>There are a few models out there but there are a lot of lines that haven’t been updated yet. Samsung just announced several new models but you can’t get them in the US yet. The Kirabooks haven’t been updated yet. The MacBook Pros haven’t been updated yet (I know that you’re not interested in these).</p>

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<p>I can’t wait till mid July though because I want to actually take the time to learn how to use my laptop and set it up because I will be VERY busy. Also I want to find any issue beforehand. So I really need some recommendations now. </p>

<p>I’m thinking of getting so far: the Dell Insprizon, but I heard many people have an issue with the older ones. On the other hand my college have a very strong Dell support.
Also Lenovo is my top choice but I really can’t decide which ideapads is best for me (so much limited choices).</p>