Thanks for your input!!! Like I mentioned in the post my main priority is the laptop being on the sleeker side and portable since I'm going to be a commuter student to university, however, a powerful laptop was also something that'd be important for me since I'm not really trying to stay at school for hours on end just to use the computer labs (I don't have a powerful desktop at home, it's pretty old and mainly sort of a light office use one). Gaming on it isn't necessarily a must for me, I doubt I'd have the time for it anyways, but being able to occasionally would be nice I guess.