Deciding to get a laptop for college

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1. What is your budget?
400-600
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15 but I'm not sure about 17.
3. What screen resolution do you want?
Doesnt matter much since most laptops are 1366x768
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portable, using it for class, but also playing.
5. How much battery life do you need?
To last a couple classes so maybe 3+?
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)?
Dota 2 Medium+, Everything else medium/low.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Programming
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
500+
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
3Years +
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
only dvd rom/writer
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.
Just not Hp.
13. What country do you live in?
USA
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.

1. What is your budget?

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?

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?

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)?

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

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

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

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

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?

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.

http://us-store.acer.com/product/acerproduct.aspx?prodid=212

I was considering this since it looks like a great deal, but lugging a 17" into class might be troublesome.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?SID=I_3lCgBMEeKwx37PW1LjhADBE5_Y8qA3_0_0_0&AID=10440897&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16834215552

This looks great, but it feels like a large drop for 50 dollars
 

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Most of them are not available, but nothing is still comparable to the 17" one.
What would you consider if I won't be gaming with tough games. Maybe just casually? Would an intel 4000 work considerably fine?
Would a 17" be annoying to carry around in college?
 
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