Question Another thread about a school laptop

street1030

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1. What is your budget?

$800 Max

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

15.6" or under

3. What screen resolution do you want?

720p-ish

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?

Portable (for school)

5. How much battery life do you need?

4+ 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)?

Casual gaming. Mostly Diablo 3 & Battlefield 3 on medium-ish graphics. Definitely want dedicated graphics.

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

Program / compile. HD Videos.

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

500gb+

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

www.newegg.com
www.tigerdirect.com
Whateverelse

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

2-3 years

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.

Prefer intel processors but other than that no real preference.

13. What country do you live in?

U.S.A.

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.

Just looking for a decent portable laptop that will be used 95% for programming and 5% gaming while bored.