1_What is your budget?
under $800
2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15.4"
3_What screen resolution
I don't know much about this
but standard for a 15.4" screen though
4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement
desktop replacement
5_How much battery life do you need?
a decent amount, im going to be using for games
6_Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
cod4 medium quality, enough to enjoy it without lag *most important to me
halo 2 medium
7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo, surfing the web, playing music, watching movies, Etc.)
surfing the web, music and movies but i dont need an amazing laptop for that
8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
250gb is good enough
9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.
www.bestbuy.com
I just want a trustable store that I can return to if necessary, I don't want to buy something like this off of the internet
10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
about 2 years before i go to college, i figure by then my laptop won't be as good and I would have to get a new one.
tell me if I am wrong.
11_If you would like to mention some other things about purchasing your ideal laptop, post them.
ability to play good games
doesnt overheat easy
not too heavy
12_Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
I guess brands dont matter
for a graphics card I would want an nVidia because of what I hear about their capability
for processors, like I said, I don't know much about laptops..
13_What country do you live in?
USA
any other questions, feel free to ask
thanks for any replies
edit:
I was looking at Dell XPS M1530 and it was about $1000, I don't think I want to pay that much, and a review by cnet.com said it wouldn't be able to use high end graphics cards. Can anyone confirm this?
And if so, how can you tell how good of a card you can put into a laptop?
under $800
2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15.4"
3_What screen resolution
I don't know much about this
but standard for a 15.4" screen though
4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement
desktop replacement
5_How much battery life do you need?
a decent amount, im going to be using for games
6_Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
cod4 medium quality, enough to enjoy it without lag *most important to me
halo 2 medium
7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo, surfing the web, playing music, watching movies, Etc.)
surfing the web, music and movies but i dont need an amazing laptop for that
8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
250gb is good enough
9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.
www.bestbuy.com
I just want a trustable store that I can return to if necessary, I don't want to buy something like this off of the internet
10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
about 2 years before i go to college, i figure by then my laptop won't be as good and I would have to get a new one.
tell me if I am wrong.
11_If you would like to mention some other things about purchasing your ideal laptop, post them.
ability to play good games
doesnt overheat easy
not too heavy
12_Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
I guess brands dont matter
for a graphics card I would want an nVidia because of what I hear about their capability
for processors, like I said, I don't know much about laptops..
13_What country do you live in?
USA
any other questions, feel free to ask
thanks for any replies
edit:
I was looking at Dell XPS M1530 and it was about $1000, I don't think I want to pay that much, and a review by cnet.com said it wouldn't be able to use high end graphics cards. Can anyone confirm this?
And if so, how can you tell how good of a card you can put into a laptop?