1_What is your budget?
Not of concern; the price of the laptop must simply be within reason of my described uses.
2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
13.1" to 14.1" with the latter preferred.
3_What screen resolution do you want?
WXGA+. Nothing lower than that. The laptop must also be able to pump out up to 1920x1200 via DVI or DisplayPort.
4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portable.
5_How much battery life do you need?
Fours or more.
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,watching movies, Etc.)
School work, Mathematica.
8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
Little. I plan to discard the included mechanical drive in favour for a relatively cheap 64GB SSD from Newegg.
9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.
The laptop is up yet, but I was thinking the Lenovo T410s. My father is an IBM employee so we get a small discount as well (but I reiterate that price is a relatively minor factor here).
10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
Four years.
11_What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Standard CD/DVD drive will do just fine. Writing capabilities aren't needed, although from what I can tell, are almost always included in new drives.
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 don't have unfounded brand bias.
13_What country do you live in?
The laptop will be purchased in the United States.
14_Please tell us any additional information if needed.
If the laptop has a docking accessory that's a plus, although it isn't required.
Not of concern; the price of the laptop must simply be within reason of my described uses.
2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
13.1" to 14.1" with the latter preferred.
3_What screen resolution do you want?
WXGA+. Nothing lower than that. The laptop must also be able to pump out up to 1920x1200 via DVI or DisplayPort.
4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portable.
5_How much battery life do you need?
Fours or more.
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,watching movies, Etc.)
School work, Mathematica.
8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
Little. I plan to discard the included mechanical drive in favour for a relatively cheap 64GB SSD from Newegg.
9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.
The laptop is up yet, but I was thinking the Lenovo T410s. My father is an IBM employee so we get a small discount as well (but I reiterate that price is a relatively minor factor here).
10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
Four years.
11_What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Standard CD/DVD drive will do just fine. Writing capabilities aren't needed, although from what I can tell, are almost always included in new drives.
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 don't have unfounded brand bias.
13_What country do you live in?
The laptop will be purchased in the United States.
14_Please tell us any additional information if needed.
If the laptop has a docking accessory that's a plus, although it isn't required.