I just need a laptop that will work with all the Microsoft office software/internet/email/ and watching videos on youtube/ my favorite online movie sites when i get bored. so heres the criteria thing i copied from the sticky to answer the things you will need.
1.What is your budget? NO MORE THEN $750
2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? as long as its not gigantic and manageable to bring from home and to classes/going o libarary
3_What screen resolution do you want? I don't know whats considered standard these days? without losing performance ( i know the higher resolution the better the vid card you need... no?)
4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? desktop replacement for the time being until i get one
5_How much battery life do you need? 1h 30mins- 2hours i'm somewhat flexible with this for the most part i think i will be using it at home
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)? THIS LAPTOP WILL NOT BE FOR GAMING
7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing, surfing the web, playing music, watching movies, Etc.) again surfing the interwebz, bittorents,music, microsoft office, watching movies off google/youtube but i want it so it can do all of these things at the same time w/out to much lag going from application to application
8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need? 160gigs min
9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them. Im considering these 2 laptops since i don't know the market well compared to desktops....http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0303723
10_How long do you want to keep your laptop? at least 2 years
11_If you would like to mention some other things about purchasing your ideal laptop, post them. i think i will want it to have 802.11n wireless
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 don't know the good brands for laptops you tell me13_What country do you live in? US
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