DISLCAIMER: Subject to interpretation, individual use and budget

My checklist to buying a Laptop. 

1. CPU (i5 or i7 for best performance)
2. RAM (8GB, nothing lower IMO)
3. Display Resolution (1920x1080)
4. Size (14 - 16 inches)
5. Keyboard (Spaced out, with a number pad. Backlit if you're feeling ambitious)

Feel free to add, remove, outsmart or make a suggestion. 

PS. Admin, please add a cool picture. Thanks.