I am also an Android Developer. I bought an Alienware 15 for $1500 USD. (i7-7700HQ + GTX 1060) Pros: - It's crazy fast. - It's built like a tank. Amazing bui

I am also an Android Developer. I bought an Alienware 15 for $1500 USD. (i7-7700HQ + GTX 1060) Pros: - It's crazy fast. - It's built like a tank. Amazing build quality. - Zero hardware issues of any kind. - Great cooling. No thermal throttling, even when max-ing the entire machine out for over an hour. - Super fluid response. (G-SYNC) - Tons of IO and ports. - Lots of upgrade potential. (Spare PCI-e and SATA drive slots, replaceable ram) - Zero issues with the screen hinge. Cons: - It looks like a teenagers toy. (It isn't. But it sure looks like one, with LED rim lighting and such). - It's heavy. - The battery life is bad (~2 hours) I tried the thin-and-light notebooks previously (15W i7-7500u stuff, like the XPS 13 and the Blade Stealth). The battery life was way better on these. But for Android work, I haven't been happy with them. They just aren't fast enough, and even from a cold boot, a single compile would send them straight up to like 95c and thermal throttle. I also looked at some "business" laptops with similar specs (45W CPU + dedicated graphics), like an HP EliteBook and the like. They seemed fine, but all seemed to charge an extra $500 or so, just to remove the ugly gamer aesthetic. I opted to buy the gaming machine, and just take a tablet to meetings.