Dell are currently offering $400 cash back ($1099 including delivery) on the latest Inspiron 15 5000 Series Laptop (2015 model):
Processor: 5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-5500U Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.00 GHz)
Operating System: Windows 8.1 (64Bit) English
Memory: 8GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (4GBx2)
Hard Drive: 1TB 5400 rpm SATA Hybrid Hard Drive with 8GB Cache
Video Card: AMD Radeon™ R7 M270 4GB DDR3
Optical Drive: No Optical Drive
Display: 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Truelife LED-Backlit Touch Display
Wireless: Intel® 3160AC + BT4.0 [802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.0, Dual Band 2.4&5 GHz, 1x1]
Primary Battery: 43 WHr, 3-Cell Battery (integrated)
Webcam: Integrated Widescreen HD 720P Webcam with Dual digital microphone array
Warranty: 1 Yr Mail-in Pre-Paid Freight Service after Remote Diagnosis
Audio and Speakers: 2 tuned speakers with Waves MaxxAudio® processing, 1 combo headphone / microphone jack
A/C Adapter: 65 Watt AC Adapter
Camera: HD (720p) capable webcam, dual digital microphones and pre-loaded Skype™
Dimensions & Weight: Height 0.9” (22.0mm) / Width 14.9” (380mm) / Depth 10.0” (259mm) / 5.70lbs (2.6 Kg)
External Chassis Connections: HDMI™ 1.4a, USB 3.0 (2), USB 2.0 (1), Security slot, Media Card (SD, SDHC, SD3.0, MS, MS Pro), 10/100 RJ-45 Ethernet network
Keyboard: Full size, spill-resistant keyboard with 10-key numeric keypad and backlight
Touchpad: Multi-touch gesture-enabled pad with integrated scrolling
Great specs and a decent video card. Sale ends 26 March. For comparison, a Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E550 i5-5200U with an R7 M265, non-touch display and non-hybrid hard drive (though it has an optical drive) is currently on sale for $1004.
3 Cell? anyone know battery life.