$1500 is over my budget. I want to buy a touchscreen laptop and install Windows 8 on it. I really like a touchscreen.
Or wait a year until it actually makes sense to use win8 on your tablet, and enjoy your sub 1k Convertibles/slates
Then, your only chance of looking at a decent brand with touchscreen - is by 2nd hand only. But I wouldn't wanna go that way
I am still hesitant towards getting a touch-screen mobile - not to mention a laptop. Although the price gap amongst the two gets trimmed year-by-year