- Apr 21, 2013
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My parents quizzed me today on what laptop they should buy to replace their current one (screen crapped out on them).
I have zero idea about laptops and after a quick look online I found it rather testing trying to look for specific features, so I thought I'd drop a request here for your help.
1. What is your budget?
AU$1000
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15in screen, weight not a big deal
3. What screen resolution do you want?
Hi-res is not a priority for them
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
This will be used whilst sitting on couch by one parent while the other watches TV
5. How much battery life do you need?
Battery life is not a great concern as the power point is not far away
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)?
No games apart from some online chess
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Burn Blu-Rays of home videos from the handy cam and manage photos, not really any editing to speak of though
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
350GB minimum
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
Happy for advice here but other wise:
http
/www.pccasegear.com
http/www.cplonline.com.au
http/au.pcpartpicker.com
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
5 years or more, It is only used for basic emailing, web surfing, and the above mentioned photo management and video burning
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
DVD Burner
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.
Given our collective lack of knowledge on laptop brands we will take advice here
13. What country do you live in?
Australia
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
The laptop needs to have a firewire port, unless of course none now do, then we will need a recommendation on how to connect firewire to the laptop.
Thats it in a nutshell, let me know if you need anymore info.
I have zero idea about laptops and after a quick look online I found it rather testing trying to look for specific features, so I thought I'd drop a request here for your help.
1. What is your budget?
AU$1000
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15in screen, weight not a big deal
3. What screen resolution do you want?
Hi-res is not a priority for them
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
This will be used whilst sitting on couch by one parent while the other watches TV
5. How much battery life do you need?
Battery life is not a great concern as the power point is not far away
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)?
No games apart from some online chess
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Burn Blu-Rays of home videos from the handy cam and manage photos, not really any editing to speak of though
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
350GB minimum
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
Happy for advice here but other wise:
http
/www.pccasegear.comhttp
/www.cplonline.com.auhttp
/au.pcpartpicker.com10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
5 years or more, It is only used for basic emailing, web surfing, and the above mentioned photo management and video burning
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
DVD Burner
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.
Given our collective lack of knowledge on laptop brands we will take advice here
13. What country do you live in?
Australia
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
The laptop needs to have a firewire port, unless of course none now do, then we will need a recommendation on how to connect firewire to the laptop.
Thats it in a nutshell, let me know if you need anymore info.
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