<p>Oh, my bad, I missed that i7 bit :)</p>
<p>If you’re still interested, you can buy them from newegg.com.</p>
<p>Truthfully though, you can’t find an i7 machine with great battery life. Are you sure you need an i7? An i5 is a very strong CPU already, and I’m not entirely sure how it is for laptops but for desktops the only applicable difference between the two is that the i7 has hyperthreading.</p>
<p>Well, the main reason I’m looking for an i7 is that I will probably be doing some heavy audio recording/mixing/producing with multiple tracks and the whole bit. Core i5 would be okay, but i7 would be optimal.</p>
<p>If I do want an i7, what laptop would you suggest (considering battery life)? And for i5? I should note that I’m mainly looking at the major manufacturers (HP, Sony, Lenovo, Dell, etc).</p>
<p>The Timeline X can be configured with i5; not sure about i7. However it hasn’t been released in the U.S. yet <_<
@r31: the i5 has hyperthreading as well.</p>