- Jun 17, 2013
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1. What is your budget?
<$500. However, this is of low importance. If you know of a laptop that would serve me better for more money, recommend it. I just don't want to buy a laptop more powerful than I need.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
Any
3. What screen resolution do you want?
720p or better
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portable, I already have a powerful desktop.
5. How much battery life do you need?
At least 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)?
No
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
I want this laptop mainly for use in school (first year computer science major), and so I can work and code anywhere in my house (mainly my bed lol). So I will be using Visual Studio along with other IDEs.
I would also like to play around in Unity and Photoshop, however, this is of low importance.
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
500GB would be nice, less would be fine. I would slightly prefer a larger HDD over a smaller SSD, but either would be fine.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
I will buy from any reputable site.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
I will keep it until it dies, but I would like it to last at least 2 years. By that time I will want to upgrade again anyway.
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
I don't need one.
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.
No preference.
13. What country do you live in?
US
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Right now I am seriously considering 2 laptops
Acer Aspire ES 15, 15.6" HD
ES1-572-31KW
i3 - 6100u
4GB RAM
1TB HDD
1366x768
PRICE: ~$350 w/ tax
and
Acer Aspire E 15, 15.6"HD
E5-574-53QS
i5 - 6200u
4GB RAM
1TB HDD
1366 x 768
PRICE: ~$400 w/ tax
Either one of these I would want to upgrade the RAM to 8GB, which I believe would cost me ~$20 (I think they are both able to be upgraded).
With the RAM upgrades in mind, is the i5 upgrade worth the extra $50?
From what I read there isn't much difference other than the turbo clock of the i5.
Of course I would love to hear any other laptop suggestions, or personal recommendations.
Thanks for reading
<$500. However, this is of low importance. If you know of a laptop that would serve me better for more money, recommend it. I just don't want to buy a laptop more powerful than I need.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
Any
3. What screen resolution do you want?
720p or better
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portable, I already have a powerful desktop.
5. How much battery life do you need?
At least 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)?
No
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
I want this laptop mainly for use in school (first year computer science major), and so I can work and code anywhere in my house (mainly my bed lol). So I will be using Visual Studio along with other IDEs.
I would also like to play around in Unity and Photoshop, however, this is of low importance.
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
500GB would be nice, less would be fine. I would slightly prefer a larger HDD over a smaller SSD, but either would be fine.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
I will buy from any reputable site.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
I will keep it until it dies, but I would like it to last at least 2 years. By that time I will want to upgrade again anyway.
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
I don't need one.
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.
No preference.
13. What country do you live in?
US
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Right now I am seriously considering 2 laptops
Acer Aspire ES 15, 15.6" HD
ES1-572-31KW
i3 - 6100u
4GB RAM
1TB HDD
1366x768
PRICE: ~$350 w/ tax
and
Acer Aspire E 15, 15.6"HD
E5-574-53QS
i5 - 6200u
4GB RAM
1TB HDD
1366 x 768
PRICE: ~$400 w/ tax
Either one of these I would want to upgrade the RAM to 8GB, which I believe would cost me ~$20 (I think they are both able to be upgraded).
With the RAM upgrades in mind, is the i5 upgrade worth the extra $50?
From what I read there isn't much difference other than the turbo clock of the i5.
Of course I would love to hear any other laptop suggestions, or personal recommendations.
Thanks for reading
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