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1_What is your budget?
700 max

2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15-17

3_What screen resolution do you want?

4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?

5_How much battery life do you need?
Hoping for 4 hours when just browsing/doing school work

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)?
Starcraft 2 on low or meidium. Doesn't need to be great for gaming.

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

8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
Not a lot, I can live with a small HDD

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

10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
Through college


11_What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?

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.

13_What country do you live in?
USA

14_Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I found this Toshiba that I think looks good, but any suggestions would be great.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+...

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Kanon said:
1_What is your budget?
700 max

2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15-17

3_What screen resolution do you want?

4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?

5_How much battery life do you need?
Hoping for 4 hours when just browsing/doing school work

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)?
Starcraft 2 on low or meidium. Doesn't need to be great for gaming.

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

8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
Not a lot, I can live with a small HDD

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

10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
Through college


11_What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?

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.

13_What country do you live in?
USA

14_Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I found this Toshiba that I think looks good, but any suggestions would be great.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+...


Hi there,

You should check out the Dell Studio 15. It has a fast processor, 4 GB of RAM and a 15.6" screen. It also fits within your budget.

I tried to follow the link to the Toshiba but it is broken. Can you repost it? I am happy to help and make further suggestions!

Cheers,
Isabella
MSFT Windows Outreach Team
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Whatever laptop you get, consider replacing the hard drive with a SSD. I recently installed a intel X25-V 40gb drive and a clean install of windows-7. The difference in performance is impressive. The install took about 15gb.
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Kanon said:
http://laptops.toshiba.com/laptops/satellite/A500/A505-...

Not sure why it's not working, but it is this laptop at $630.


Hi there,

The Toshiba looks like a very comparable laptop. It has very similar specs to the Dell I suggested. However, it looks the Toshiba has better battery life and a slightly larger screen. As a result, the Toshiba is heavier and less portable than the Dell. It is a trade-off. What do you think?

Isabella
MSFT Windows Outreach Team
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