Who makes a laptop with these specs?

[Scotley]

I can't seem to find the laptop I want to buy. These are the features I'm looking for.

17 inch+ windows 8 ready touch screen which supports at least basic HD playback

Bluray

Decent graphics engine with some dedicated ram. I'm pretty much limited to casual gaming these days, so it doesn't have to be the very top end, but strong everyday performance.

6+gigs of ddr3 ram, but upgradeable to at least 8 and preferably 12-16.

At least 1 usb3 port and 3+ total usb ports

A keyboard with separate number pad would be nice but not a must have.

N class wireless or preferably draft version of the next standard.

Now here's the hard part--A hybrid ssd hard drive of at least 500 gig.

Anybody know of a builder using the touch screens and hybrid drives? Finding those two in the same machine is a real challenge.

 

[Rabulias]

Are there any touch-screen laptops?

I think if you want to use the Windows 8 Metro interface, you're looking at getting a tablet or a touch-screen monitor. Though I could be wrong....

 

[Alan Shutko]

I've seen some touch-screen laptops (also known as tablet PCs) but the biggest I can find is 13".

 

[Relique du Madde]

I've seen some touch-screen laptops (also known as tablet PCs) but the biggest I can find is 13".

A bunch were announced last week. Not sure of their specs and when they are going to be released.

 

[Scotley]

Dell and HP sell the touch screen ones, but no hybrid drives.

 

[CAFRedblade]

You'll probably be hard pressed until the Win8 release, and shortly after, to find many laptops with Touchscreens by default. It'll probably be around launch when a few more will trickle out, and be next spring at the earliest before most regular laptops are Touchscreens with Win8, where you'll have the best chance of finding something with close, exact or better specs than you're looking for.

Oh, and keep an eye on Asus, they usually have pretty decent laptops in specs close to that range.

 

[Scotley]

You'll probably be hard pressed until the Win8 release, and shortly after, to find many laptops with Touchscreens by default. It'll probably be around launch when a few more will trickle out, and be next spring at the earliest before most regular laptops are Touchscreens with Win8, where you'll have the best chance of finding something with close, exact or better specs than you're looking for.

Oh, and keep an eye on Asus, they usually have pretty decent laptops in specs close to that range.

Asus is great. Got a laptop from them recently for one of our locations at work. It came with this great little illustrated manual. Page one was essentially, take it out of the box. Page two, stick in the battery. Page three, plug it in. Page four push the power button. The End. After that you are on your own.

 

[SolitonMan]

You'll probably be hard pressed until the Win8 release, and shortly after, to find many laptops with Touchscreens by default. It'll probably be around launch when a few more will trickle out, and be next spring at the earliest before most regular laptops are Touchscreens with Win8, where you'll have the best chance of finding something with close, exact or better specs than you're looking for.

Oh, and keep an eye on Asus, they usually have pretty decent laptops in specs close to that range.

I purchased an Asus from their Republic of Gamers line last fall, and I couldn't be happier. I'll be keeping my eye on them for an eventual Win8 machine, which I hopefully won't need for at least another year and a half.

 

[Quickleaf]

Yeah my first thought (for everything except the touch screen) was Asus or Sager.

With the touch screen, what you seek doesnt exist yet AFAIK.