High-end productivity laptop with large screen & SSD

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I'm looking to buy a new laptop in the next month. I will be using it very heavily (work and play) so it's important that I love it. Will buy in store.

Budget: somewhere around $1200-$1600, depends how much I like the laptop

About me:
- Freelance software developer (work at home and don't need most "enterprise" features)
- Main activities:
? Software development
? Web browsing
? YouTube/Netflix
? Microsoft Office
? Occasional use of Virtual PCs (so need over 4GB RAM)
- I don't travel too much

Musts:
- Win 8 (I already have a license)
- SSD (at least 100 GB)
- Around 15 inches display, big enough to stack windows side by side
- Connect to external monitor
- Fast
- Good battery life
- Can handle a lot of multitasking

Preferences:
- Relatively thin & lightweight
- Good display (love my iPad Retina display)
- 6+ GB RAM

Not needed:
- Touch screen
- CD/DVD drive

So far the best I have found is the ASUS ZenBook UX51Vz-DH71 (15.6 inches). Any other recommendations?

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You can have a look at this
Samsung ATIV Book 8 15.6" TouchScreen Laptop 8GB Memory 1TB Hard Drive NP880Z5E-X01UB - Best Buy

AMD Radeon HD 8770M - NotebookCheck.net Tech

Would recommend an after market SSD like the Samsung 840 Pro
Amazon.com: Samsung Electronics 840 Pro Series 2.5-Inch 256 GB SATA 6GB/s Solid State Drive MZ-7PD256BW: Computers & Accessories

A review of a similar machine.
Review Samsung Series 7 Chronos 770Z5E-S01DE Notebook - NotebookCheck.net Reviews

Please look at user feedback.

You can also look at the Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p (not the SLI version please) and the Asus N550JV.

Review Asus N550JV-CN201H Notebook

Review Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p Notebook

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Asus N550JV

ASUS i74702HQ/8GB/1TB+24SSD/W864/15.6"T/SLVN550JV-DB72T B&H
Asus N550JV-DB72T 15.6" Touchscreen Notebook, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Silver Aluminum N550JV-DB72T

Also available at XoticPC, ExcaliburPC, ProStar, etc

Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p

IdeaPad Y510p High-Performance 15.6" Multimedia Laptop from Lenovo | Lenovo (US)

These are dual GPU solutions that I don't really recommend. You should be able to hawk off the second GPU easily.
Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p 59375625 15.6" Notebook59375625 B&H
Micro Center - Computers, Electronics, Computer Parts, Networking, Gaming, Software, and more!
FRYS.com|Lenovo

Look for user reviews and more information regarding these laptops. Throttling on the N550JV shouldn't be an issue with your work load. Have a look at the machines if possible.

Recommend an after market installation of the SSD. Recommend the Samsung 840 Pro only.

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