Laptop for Engineering Student

[RSU_Slayer]

I'm looking to buy a laptop for college next year. I have around $1000 - $1500 to spend (would like to keep more towards $1000). Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I was think i5 because I know i7's run hot and drain battery quickly. I'm also up for AMD processors if it saves money and is on par with performance.

Thanks in advance for the help

 

[Bubba Fuzz]

http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-15/pd?oc=dndogx4&model_id=xps-15&~ck=


The starting price is 1200$ but you can still add some things like a better graphics card if you want. I picked that one because it has the processor you were looking for and I have used Dell for quite a few years now and they haven't let me down. They are good with customer support and their computers are sturdy. If you pick this option then I'm glad I could have helped.