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1. What is your budget? around $5000
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? around 17 inches
3. What screen resolution do you want? not sure. something good
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? portable. but dont mind if its a bit on the heavy side
5. How much battery life do you need? good battery life. not something that will die quickly
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)? Starcraft, crysis 2, etc on medium to high
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.). browsing web, typing, watching movies
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need? around 500 gb should be plenty
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
was looking at mtech but not sure how good their laptops are. they claim to have the fastest laptop
http/www.mtechlaptops.com/laptop%20compare%20page.htm
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop? hopefully 5 years
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ? DVD/ blueray player. dvd burner optional
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. not sure what brands are good for laptops
13. What country do you live in? USA!
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I hope this can help people find their ideal notebook.