Need a laptop or notebook

1_What is your budget? $1000-1200 USD

2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? 16" or 15.8" will be fine

3_What screen resolution do you want? highest

4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? Portable

5_How much battery life do you need? The longest

6_Do you want to play games with your laptop? Not realy

7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop?
Stuff done by a computer engineers>> software for circuit design ,graphics, database , etc

8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need? 500 GB

9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.
No specific

10_How long do you want to keep your laptop? 4-5 years


11_What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD/cd RW

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. No preference.

13_What country do you live in? ISRAEL


14_Please tell us any additional information if needed. This is a BDAY gift FOR MY BROTHER HE STUDIES COMPUTER ENGINEERING