<p>Mhmm, what do you think of the Alienware M11x? I was considering getting this as it had great portability and battery life as well as a decently powerful CPU/GPU. Screen is a bit small for long use but I was going to buy an external monitor to set up in my room as well. </p>
<p>Is the Intel Core2 Duo SU7300 going to work for 4 years? It’s somewhat of an old processor, although it saves a lot of power (the i7s drain a crapload of battery). </p>
<p>Also is a 256GB SSD upgrade over 250GB 7200rpm HDD worth $500? Specifically, does SSD really give a noticeable performance boost that might warrant getting it?</p>