Need a budget laptop for University.

Jefferry Huynh

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1. What is your budget?
Hi guys, I am looking for a budget laptop which can endure for at least 5 years.


1. what Is your budget?
Maxium $700 (taxes included please)

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15" would do

3. What screen resolution do you want?
Enough to handle 720 movies

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portable
5. How much battery life do you need?
Around 4 to 5 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)?
Not much, just some casual games.

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
No

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
At least 1TB, good rpm. I need to store a lot of data

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
No, but I prefer the one with great customer service.

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
at least 5 years

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

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 prefer Dell (since they are known for durability, ASUS or HP is ok too

13. What country do you live in?
The United States

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I don't like touch screen laptop (since I had a tablet)
I prefer something light, 6 lbs maximum (Included the adapter).

Thank you all for advices, i am appreciate those.
 
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I think this http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-2-in-1-13-3-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive-black/5827062.p?id=1219163973258&skuId=5827062&st=categoryid$abcat0502000&cp=1&lp=2 would suit your needs. The i5-processor is very power efficient (indicated by the U in the name) and can increase its power automatically using TurboBoost when needed, such as while gaming. It has Intel HD 4400 graphics which is the best Intel graphics you will find in a laptop and will be good for your casual gaming. Lastly, it is equipped with a solid 8GB RAM so you can multi-task really well, and has a 720p screen great for watching the videos you want.

turkey3_scratch

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I think this http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-2-in-1-13-3-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive-black/5827062.p?id=1219163973258&skuId=5827062&st=categoryid$abcat0502000&cp=1&lp=2 would suit your needs. The i5-processor is very power efficient (indicated by the U in the name) and can increase its power automatically using TurboBoost when needed, such as while gaming. It has Intel HD 4400 graphics which is the best Intel graphics you will find in a laptop and will be good for your casual gaming. Lastly, it is equipped with a solid 8GB RAM so you can multi-task really well, and has a 720p screen great for watching the videos you want.
 
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