I am after a new laptop

1_What is your budget?

£500

2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?

As big as possible.

3_What screen resolution do you want?

I'm not sure.

4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?

Desktop replacement. It'll travel a bit, but with the rest of my luggage.

5_How much battery life do you need?

Not important really. It might end up plugged in all the time with occasional battery use.

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)?

Yes I do. Football Manager 2010 on High settings, Empire Total War, Warhammer Online, I'm not sure how high I can get settings for those games on a laptop.

7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.)

Watching dvd's, internet.

8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?

I'm not sure, as much bang for my buck as possible.

9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.

Anything based in England with quick delivery.

10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?

2 years or more if I am lucky.

11_What kind of Optical drive do you need?

DVD Rom

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 like Fujitsu because I had one that overheated, and I have seen reports of others doing that.

13_What country do you live in?

England

14_Please tell us any additional information if needed.

I have a set of specifications I am tailoring to. What ever laptop I get needs be a lot more powerful than these specifications.

OS - Windows Vista or XP
Processor Speed - Vista - 2.0GHz, XP – 1.4GHz
Memory - Vista - 1GB, XP – 512MB
Videocard – 128MB Nvidia FX 5900 Ultra, ATI Radeon 9800,
Intel 82915G/82910GL or greater.
Duel core processor