- Jan 23, 2011
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My buddy was asking for my opinion on a laptop he wanted to play skyrim etc
1. What is your budget?
600-700 bucks. If this is unreasonable I could present him with a different number.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15.6" He's on the road a lot so he wants portability, it should help bring down the cost.
3. What screen resolution do you want?
Not incredibly important.
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Pretty much a desktop replacement.
5. How much battery life do you need?
At least 5 hours would be nice.
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)?
Skyrim, The Witcher 2, Heavy duty stuff. Hopefully on high settings if possible.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
None
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
Probably no more than 500Gb.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
None.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
As long as possible lol.
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
DVD Writer would be fine.
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.
Would avoid HPs and possibly toshibas. HP because they make cheap garbage IMO and toshibas because I have a history of failed toshiba/hitachi HDDs in them.
13. What country do you live in?
USA
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I know this is a tall order to think you could get a good gaming laptop for 600-700 bucks, but he's on a cash crunch, and wants a laptop specifically because he's on the move due to his job. (basically lives out of hotel rooms.) If it was a desktop I could crunch out a number lickety split, or get him a basic setup that he could upgrade as he gets more cash, but that's not feasible with a laptop.
Hope you guys can offer assistance. Thanks in advance.
1. What is your budget?
600-700 bucks. If this is unreasonable I could present him with a different number.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15.6" He's on the road a lot so he wants portability, it should help bring down the cost.
3. What screen resolution do you want?
Not incredibly important.
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Pretty much a desktop replacement.
5. How much battery life do you need?
At least 5 hours would be nice.
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)?
Skyrim, The Witcher 2, Heavy duty stuff. Hopefully on high settings if possible.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
None
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
Probably no more than 500Gb.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
None.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
As long as possible lol.
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
DVD Writer would be fine.
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.
Would avoid HPs and possibly toshibas. HP because they make cheap garbage IMO and toshibas because I have a history of failed toshiba/hitachi HDDs in them.
13. What country do you live in?
USA
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I know this is a tall order to think you could get a good gaming laptop for 600-700 bucks, but he's on a cash crunch, and wants a laptop specifically because he's on the move due to his job. (basically lives out of hotel rooms.) If it was a desktop I could crunch out a number lickety split, or get him a basic setup that he could upgrade as he gets more cash, but that's not feasible with a laptop.
Hope you guys can offer assistance. Thanks in advance.
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