- Jul 24, 2006
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Hi everyone,
I'm going to be buying my first laptop in the next few weeks, and I'm looking for some recommendations. I'm going to be using the laptop for some gaming, some programming, and some school work. It needs to be able to run Starcraft 2 or Visual Studio 2010 (I don't see either of these being a problem) smoothly. I want it to be fast (high performance) in general. I don't really have a budget but I'd prefer to spend about $1000. Here are the answers to the questions in the FAQ:
1_What is your budget?
I would prefer to spend around $1,000, but I don't mind going up as high as $2000 if necessary
2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15-16 inch screen
3_What screen resolution do you want?
whatever is good
4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
This isn't a desktop replacement (I already have a desktop), so I guess it's a portable. I don't want to sacrifice a ton of performance to make it really portable, though.
5_How much battery life do you need?
This isn't a big deal, so I'd hope to have average battery life (wouldn't mind above average though).
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, some. Mainly Starcraft 2 at a smooth framerate (don't care about graphics settings).
7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.)
Programming (mostly using Visual Studio 2010 and Eclipse), maybe some Photoshop. Document editing (Word/Excel/Powerpoint). Might watch a few movies as well.
8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
Whatever is average for a laptop these days. (what about solid state drives?)
9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
I don't have any specific laptops in mind, but I was thinking about getting something from ASUS (comments?)
10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
2-5 years
11_What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Just a standard CD/DVD reader/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.
No preferences, let me know what you think is best.
13_What country do you live in?
USA
14_Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I also want to get a mouse, if you have any recommendations for a gaming/performance mouse that is made for laptops and portability, please let me know.
Thanks for your help.
I'm going to be buying my first laptop in the next few weeks, and I'm looking for some recommendations. I'm going to be using the laptop for some gaming, some programming, and some school work. It needs to be able to run Starcraft 2 or Visual Studio 2010 (I don't see either of these being a problem) smoothly. I want it to be fast (high performance) in general. I don't really have a budget but I'd prefer to spend about $1000. Here are the answers to the questions in the FAQ:
1_What is your budget?
I would prefer to spend around $1,000, but I don't mind going up as high as $2000 if necessary
2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15-16 inch screen
3_What screen resolution do you want?
whatever is good
4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
This isn't a desktop replacement (I already have a desktop), so I guess it's a portable. I don't want to sacrifice a ton of performance to make it really portable, though.
5_How much battery life do you need?
This isn't a big deal, so I'd hope to have average battery life (wouldn't mind above average though).
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, some. Mainly Starcraft 2 at a smooth framerate (don't care about graphics settings).
7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.)
Programming (mostly using Visual Studio 2010 and Eclipse), maybe some Photoshop. Document editing (Word/Excel/Powerpoint). Might watch a few movies as well.
8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
Whatever is average for a laptop these days. (what about solid state drives?)
9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
I don't have any specific laptops in mind, but I was thinking about getting something from ASUS (comments?)
10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
2-5 years
11_What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Just a standard CD/DVD reader/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.
No preferences, let me know what you think is best.
13_What country do you live in?
USA
14_Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I also want to get a mouse, if you have any recommendations for a gaming/performance mouse that is made for laptops and portability, please let me know.
Thanks for your help.
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