Soon to be college student looking for a solid laptop.

[AshleyDen]

1. What is your budget?
700-800 preferably.

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
13" to 15" screen

3. What screen resolution do you want?
doesnt matter

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Id say a little of both.

5. How much battery life do you need?
5 hours atleast.

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)?

Probably not much gaming. Planning on quitting WoW.

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

word processing, watching movies, internet, music.

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?

250+ gigs

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

doesnt matter

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?

Atleast 4 years.

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

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.

I dont care.

13. What country do you live in?

USA

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.

I am a soon to be college student.

 

[hpfreak]

im currently helping another guy who is looking for a mid-range laptop like you, here is the thread, check the links and see if you like the laptop overall:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/64992-35-thinking-buying-laptop