Laptop Choosing Help.

[William_White]

1 Budget- 1,200-1,500$
2 Size- Smallest possible with disk drive and dedicated graphics card
3 Screen Resolution- 1080p matte/ low glare finish preferably
4 see size
5 Battery Life- 7+ hours
6 Games- Yes: Doom's(including Doom 4), Dues ex's, Mechwarrior's, Rage, Linux games, COD's/ Battlefield's, Gran Tourismo 5, online games like Thing Thing 4. At 1080p or Highest (what ever is lower) with atleast 40fps.
7 Music, Photo, Video editing. 3D design.
8 Storage- 750gb 7200rpm HDD, or 500+ SSD. I will upgrade this myself. include in configuration or include upgrade in price and link.
9 no preference
10 3 years at least.
11 Must have one. bonus if BR readable, Double bonus if BR writable
12 Graphics card must be nvidia.
13 USA
14 I am going to run Ubuntu Studio and Lubuntu, only windows if a program doesn't work in WINE. I also will upgrade ram to 8+ gb DDR3 include 8gbs of ram or include upgrade in price as well as a link. CPU must be quad core, I would prefer an i7 quad core. Metal case or extremely durable plastic.

 

[William_White]

I highly doubt 17.3" is the smallest with an optical drive.