Appropriate laptop for university?

So, I'm going into university this fall, for Science, and I'm looking to get a new laptop. I've done some research and I'm really into the Lenovo Ideapad U430 and the Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro.

I would like some more insight into these two, preferably from a student's POV, but any will be appreciated. I'm not a huge dead-set on tablet hybrids, but I wouldn't mind it. Generally, I'm just looking for good bang for my buck and decent battery life. Not a great gamer, but I do dabble in some PC games - Portal, Nancy Drew - so a laptop that holds up with that kind of stuff would be nice. I mostly surf the web (research) and watch/stream movies and TV shows, so it'd be nice if I had a device that didn't die after 2 seconds of media viewing.

I'm willing to do more research, but I'm also open to other devices, I've looked into the Asus Zenbook and I kind of like that as well (although I can't find it at any retailer!).

Any insight is appreciated, thanks in advance!

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Should I buy this laptop?

I need an answer in about 20 minutes… Is this a good laptop? I need it for programming and school, but have never used AMD before, so I don't know how they compare to Intel. Can someone please tell me if I can program and do school on this…

http://www.amazon.com/...00AM019DU/

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- Make sure all drivers are up to date
- Reset router
- Run virus scan to see if something is flagged (nothing)
- 'Troubleshooting' used to work usually, and now it just comes back with a message saying windows can't solve the problem
- Occasionally I used to get a message that said potentially the hardware was experiencing problems
- Went into a PC laptops that quoted $150 just to do a diagnostic… But they did say my wireless card is not just an easy swap if that was the trouble, it's integrated

*What can I do to be able to connect again?
*Would a USB adapter give me the same problems? I have seen some on amazon for ~20 dollars

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DayZ Mod, for example, now only runs at 15-25 fps when I used to get 35-45fps consisantly, sometimes 50 at peaks, now it seems to peak at ~30fps.

Any idea as to why my laptop is running this way?

Specs:
Lenovo Y410p, 64x bit operating system
Intel i7-4700MQ CPU@ 2.40 GHz
8.00GB RAM
1TB 5400 RPM+24GB SSD
NVIDIA GeForce GT755

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This seems like such a logical thing to do because it would allow you to easily have internet on the go without paying a ton more money for mobile internet.

Preferably someone with more tech knowledge than me can explain why this isn't possible, or if it is why someone hasn't done it, thanks!

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