1. What is your budget?
400-600 as of now. Maybe 1000 in a month or two. so I will say 600 to 1000 but if 1000 is overkill for what I want, I won't mind going down.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15''
3. What screen resolution do you want?
HD
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
portable.
5. How much battery life do you need?
The more, the better.
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)?
Fallout(1), FTL, Hotline Miami, etc (low end steam games) I do not expect to be playing games like BF4, Crysis, CS: GO, etc. and won't try either.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Music storage(2000+ songs as of now), video, netflix, crunchyroll, browsing and word editing. Nothing too demanding.
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
I would like more than 500GB. 1TB would be ideal.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
Newegg.ca Bestbuy.ca Futureshop.ca and anything else really.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
At least 4-5 years.
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
I would like a bluray rom and writer if possible. I will be watching movies and transferring my music collection.
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. I just want the most reliable, better bang for buck and such. Build quality,etc. No apple.
13. What country do you live in?
Canada, Quebec, Montreal