Help Finding a Fast Laptop under $1,000

[ksteven813]

1. What is your budget?
under $1000

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
13" +

3. What screen resolution do you want?
Any

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
No

5. How much battery life do you need?
4-6 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)?
I dont mind playing games on low settings. I would prefer medium. On games like crisis, BF3, and Diablo 3.

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
I have over 10+ tabs open at one time on two different browsers, so alot of browsing. I watch alot of HD movies. Play some games. Alot of multi tasking. Some dreamweaver and photoshop.

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

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

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

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
dvd rom/writer

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 like Asus because i heard that they have top reliabilty.
I don't like Apple and I have a dell now and am having issues with it. That is why a reliable brand is very important to me.

13. What country do you live in? US

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.

I have found a few Asus laptops but am not sure if they are the best. Any help is appreciated!

ASUS A53SV-EH71

ASUS U46SV-DH51

 

[WR2]

If you looked at the rest of the laptops there they're all pretty close to being the same.
You'd need a professional review like the link above to sort out actual differences between the various screens.

 

[WR2]

If you run into an especially bad lighting situation (seat near a lecture hall window, for example) you could get an anti-glare film sheet and stick it on the glossy screen.

 

[ksteven813]

Would that ruin the screen if I try to take it back off?

 

[WR2]

No

 

[ksteven813]

Excellent. I should be ordering the laptop tomorrow. And if I have any issues with the glare, then I will get that protector. Thanks WR2 for all your help!

I will post feedback here after I get the laptop.

 

[ksteven813]

Best answer selected by ksteven813.

 

[WR2]

Feedback is good.
Help others to hear what the new owners think about the laptops.

 

[awain]

Hi there,

I couldn't help posting to tell you to check out the TOSHIBA Qosmio X775-Q7380. It's
currently $999.99 at Newegg. I purchased this for my son last week. As far as gaming power,
it's really hard to beat for the price. The GTX 560M cruises though intense games. And you
really don't need a CoreI7 for most anything. The CoreI5 is plenty capable for almost anything.
Its also got a nice backlit keyboard and the best laptop speakers |I've ever heard.
Anyway, check it out.
Adam