Looking at the new Sony VAIO Z. Anything similar out there?

[jim]

....found some more details here if you're interested.

If someone does know an easy way of changing the OS display, please let me know.

What version of Windows 7 do you have?

[scaryjim]

I don't think you'll get 1080p on a sub-15" laptop at the minute: 1600x900 seems to be the best available, and when you can get that it's not often that it'll come with all the other features you're after. For instance, there's a couple of Dells that do 1600x900 at 14", but not with dedicated (unless you can put up with the ... unique ... styling of the Alienware 14x )

In 15" Dell can do you an XPS 15 with 1080p screen, GT540M graphics, BD/DVD combo drive, 9 cell battery, 256GB SSD, quad core i7, for less than £1200 inc VAT (and you can upgrade from Win 7 Pro to Win 7 Ultimate for £120 if that's your bag). Ticks all your boxes except form factor (anbd possibly screen glossiness) - and I think you're going to have to compromise between either a small light laptop with less power than you want, or a less portable laptop that'll give you the desired grunt. Or go for the Vaio Z (as others have said, you should be able to do a clean Win 7 install - or just shell out a bit extra on a Retail copy then you can take it off the laptop and put it on a different PC when you change the laptop, restoring the Vaio to it's bloated factory condition for resale ).

EDIT: as a wild card: the HP 6465 can be specified with a 1600x900 screen*, and sports a quad core AMD fusion processor, which has discrete class graphics. Worth a gander perhaps...

* but not on the HP UK website nonetheless, I think the point stands that it might be worth looking at AMD fusion laptops.

[TheAnimus]

I don't think you'll get 1080p on a sub-15" laptop at the minute:

Except for the Z series..........

[sleepyhead]

Scaryjim. As much as I appreciate the input about Dells, I'd rather select something different. None of the small form laptops actually have a 1080p display. It's idea for me when dealing with 1080p content and eliminates any possibility of scaling artifacts.

Looking more and more like the Z series...just have to wait till February for the official pricing...

[sleepyhead]

Scaryjim. As much as I appreciate the input about Dells, I'd rather select something different. None of the small form laptops actually have a 1080p display. It's idea for me when dealing with 1080p content and eliminates any possibility of scaling artifacts.

Looking more and more like the Z series...just have to wait till February for the official pricing...

Yesterday, Friday just after 3 pm, I specced up and ordered a new Z.
Win 7 Ultimate
i7 2640M
8gb ram
256GB ssd
Fingerprint reader
Slice battery
Full Japanese keyboard (non backlit)

Cost: Freaking expensive.
I'll get it on the 11th.