1. What is your budget?
< $2000 (cheaper the better)
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
~ <= 16" but > 13"
3. What screen resolution do you want?
> 1366x768 (tougher to find than I thought)
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Combo. I currently have 17" dell, but would like to downsize a tad to be able to carry around easier, but not a big issue.
5. How much battery life do you need?
2 hrs or more
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)?
Not really, but maybe the new Starcraft... Medium or high setting.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.)
Lots of photo editing and desktop publishing (Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) some video, but more just for fun... Yes to watching movies/shows.
8. How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
Semi indifferent as I usually will switch out my HDD to a SDD when they become cheaper. I'm not afraid to play around inside of a laptop most of the time.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
Not really.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
~4 years
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Optional (not needed), but Bluray would be nice, but I can always get an external one down the road.
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'm pretty open. I have had Dell, Sony, Apple before. I'd like to get a Windows machine if I could, but getting an Apple and dual booting maybe an option, though the lack of HDMI out on Macs, plus the price, keeps me away.
13. What country do you live in?
USA
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I'd like a backlight keyboard option as I type a lot in low light. I thought about the Envy, but besides the heat issues, there is no backlight keyboard option.
Also, as mentioned an HDMI out would be ideal so I can use a TV as a monitor, along with sound (not just DVI).
I've thought about the Dell XPS Studio 16, but heat concerns have kept me away. . .
The biggest issue I've been having is finding a good laptop with a screen resolution greater than 1366x768 in a not hefty model. (The ASUS gaming laptop just doesn't do it for me with it's odd chassis)
Are there new laptops set to be released in the next month or two that would have a better screen resolution, solid chassis, etc that I should wait for or is there something current out there that I should look at?
Thanks!
< $2000 (cheaper the better)
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
~ <= 16" but > 13"
3. What screen resolution do you want?
> 1366x768 (tougher to find than I thought)
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Combo. I currently have 17" dell, but would like to downsize a tad to be able to carry around easier, but not a big issue.
5. How much battery life do you need?
2 hrs or more
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)?
Not really, but maybe the new Starcraft... Medium or high setting.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.)
Lots of photo editing and desktop publishing (Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) some video, but more just for fun... Yes to watching movies/shows.
8. How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
Semi indifferent as I usually will switch out my HDD to a SDD when they become cheaper. I'm not afraid to play around inside of a laptop most of the time.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
Not really.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
~4 years
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Optional (not needed), but Bluray would be nice, but I can always get an external one down the road.
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'm pretty open. I have had Dell, Sony, Apple before. I'd like to get a Windows machine if I could, but getting an Apple and dual booting maybe an option, though the lack of HDMI out on Macs, plus the price, keeps me away.
13. What country do you live in?
USA
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I'd like a backlight keyboard option as I type a lot in low light. I thought about the Envy, but besides the heat issues, there is no backlight keyboard option.
Also, as mentioned an HDMI out would be ideal so I can use a TV as a monitor, along with sound (not just DVI).
I've thought about the Dell XPS Studio 16, but heat concerns have kept me away. . .
The biggest issue I've been having is finding a good laptop with a screen resolution greater than 1366x768 in a not hefty model. (The ASUS gaming laptop just doesn't do it for me with it's odd chassis)
Are there new laptops set to be released in the next month or two that would have a better screen resolution, solid chassis, etc that I should wait for or is there something current out there that I should look at?
Thanks!