I feel you, my first laptop weighed close to 9 pounds with the power adapter. After that one, I picked either ultraportables or lightweight 14 & 15" models with

I feel you, my first laptop weighed close to 9 pounds with the power adapter. After that one, I picked either ultraportables or lightweight 14 & 15" models with a mid level graphics card. I bought a laptop for 1500 euros last month, and it isn't nearly in the ballpark of my 2 year old 600 euro desktop.