FAQ - Read before buying / considering a laptop

1. What is your budget?
The lesser the better - but max: 3000NZD = roughly 2400 U.S

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
Ideally with additional number pad on the keyboard. 17.1 inch-ish~

3. What screen resolution do you want?
The Higher the better

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Yes~! as an Architect graduate, I travel a lot n yet require heavy power hardware.

5. How much battery life do you need?
The Longer the better, but Ideally anywhere between 2 -3 hours

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)?
Time to time, Yea why not~! and preferably high setting

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Mostly heavy duty task.. 3dsmax for animation renders, high level photo realistic renders, AutoCAD (with 3D), Sketchup, Revit
Architecture, Video / photo editing,

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
500GB at least

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Gaming_Powerhouse/G74SX/

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
As long as possible, I perfer it has the best cooling system

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Doesn't matter, as I am more likely to use Ext Harddrive for most of my storage

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 set my eye on Asus G74SX. but curious to any other suggestion

13. What country do you live in?
New Zealand, Australia

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
i7 processing unit, best cooling airflow, a universal keyboard layout (nothing fancy as i use ctrl, shift, alt key A LOT~!), more USB port,