Hello. I've been looking around for a bit now, and thought I would consult those more experienced than myself.
1. What is your budget?
Ideally, I'd have it be $1000 or below. I'm willing to go a couple hundred over if necessary, but I'd prefer not to.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
A minimum of a 15.6" screen. My current computer is a 17.1" that I've had for at least 4 years. It's a nice size to have, but I had had some difficulty finding computer bags that accommodate it in the past, for the rare occasion that I actually need to tote it around.
3. What screen resolution do you want?
As high as I might be able to get for the price, though this is of lower importance than other specs. Most of those I've looked at have been 1366x768. This is lower than my current laptop, and I'm not sure how much a difference that would make.
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Desktop replacement.
5. How much battery life do you need?
This is of minimal consideration.
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)?
Yes. Primarily, I play WoW and would like to do so on as high a quality setting as I can. There are other games I play in more sporadic bursts, but WoW would be the best benchmark consideration.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
I run Photoshop and Flash for drawing/animating purposes. These seem like the most graphic/CPU intensive things beyond games. I tend to keep multiple things up at once, and have been known to have Photoshop, Flash, SAI, Firefox, and WoW open all at once, which is obviously murder for my computer.
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
More than I have right now (160GB) but anything 500+ is perfectly fine, as it's taken me this long to get anywhere near capacity for my current computer. I'm more concerned with speed than quantity.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
I'll likely either end up direct from the brand, or from Costco.com. (Though I will be browsing the outlets of the brands for deals)
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
Probably at least two years. But I'm going for a more budgeted laptop so that I can replace it sooner than a more expensive, future-proofed laptop, and with what would inevitably be a better computer than what you could get in a future-proofed laptop now.
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Bluray and such are just fluff: nice to have, but I wouldn't be willing to sacrifice anything else to get them.
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 hesitant to buy from HP as I've heard bad things about them, and minimal good. I've been looking at Dell and Lenovo, as well as a couple other brands, but don't have any particular attachment.
13. What country do you live in?
USA
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I'm definitely going to want an i7 processor, and from what I've been seeing, that would likely ideally be an i7-2630QM.
This is a desktop replacement that will almost always remain in my room. However, the primary reason I don't want a desktop is that I don't want a desk: at the moment, I keep my laptop on my nightstand and use it in my lap on my bed.
Thanks for any help.
1. What is your budget?
Ideally, I'd have it be $1000 or below. I'm willing to go a couple hundred over if necessary, but I'd prefer not to.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
A minimum of a 15.6" screen. My current computer is a 17.1" that I've had for at least 4 years. It's a nice size to have, but I had had some difficulty finding computer bags that accommodate it in the past, for the rare occasion that I actually need to tote it around.
3. What screen resolution do you want?
As high as I might be able to get for the price, though this is of lower importance than other specs. Most of those I've looked at have been 1366x768. This is lower than my current laptop, and I'm not sure how much a difference that would make.
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Desktop replacement.
5. How much battery life do you need?
This is of minimal consideration.
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)?
Yes. Primarily, I play WoW and would like to do so on as high a quality setting as I can. There are other games I play in more sporadic bursts, but WoW would be the best benchmark consideration.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
I run Photoshop and Flash for drawing/animating purposes. These seem like the most graphic/CPU intensive things beyond games. I tend to keep multiple things up at once, and have been known to have Photoshop, Flash, SAI, Firefox, and WoW open all at once, which is obviously murder for my computer.
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
More than I have right now (160GB) but anything 500+ is perfectly fine, as it's taken me this long to get anywhere near capacity for my current computer. I'm more concerned with speed than quantity.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
I'll likely either end up direct from the brand, or from Costco.com. (Though I will be browsing the outlets of the brands for deals)
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
Probably at least two years. But I'm going for a more budgeted laptop so that I can replace it sooner than a more expensive, future-proofed laptop, and with what would inevitably be a better computer than what you could get in a future-proofed laptop now.
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Bluray and such are just fluff: nice to have, but I wouldn't be willing to sacrifice anything else to get them.
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 hesitant to buy from HP as I've heard bad things about them, and minimal good. I've been looking at Dell and Lenovo, as well as a couple other brands, but don't have any particular attachment.
13. What country do you live in?
USA
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I'm definitely going to want an i7 processor, and from what I've been seeing, that would likely ideally be an i7-2630QM.
This is a desktop replacement that will almost always remain in my room. However, the primary reason I don't want a desktop is that I don't want a desk: at the moment, I keep my laptop on my nightstand and use it in my lap on my bed.
Thanks for any help.
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