Laptop for programming and animation

Nasric

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May 25, 2014
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1. What is your budget?

$500 - $700, the cheaper the better!

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

15.6"+

3. What screen resolution do you want?

1080p

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?

Portable

5. How much battery life do you need?

3 - 6 hours, the higher 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)?

Because I'll be using Source Filmmaker for animation and posters, I'll need something that can run games like Team Fortress 2 at High settings.

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)

Animation with Source Filmmaker, along with basic game development and programming, as I'm a Computer Science major.

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

500GB+

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

I'd like something from Amazon as the shipping times are nice for me, but I'll take any site that's reputable!

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

Several years.

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

Anything works.

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 brands in particular, I'm open to options.

13. What country do you live in?

USA

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.

Ideally I'd like something with a higher amount of RAM, as I'll be doing programming and animation.