Hey guys. I am planning to get a laptop for university (I'm starting my first year this fall) and some gaming . Hope with your help I can choose a perfect fit for me.
1. What is your budget?
Around 650-700 euros. 750 euros would be an absolute maximum.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15-15.6".
3. What screen resolution do you want?
Any would do, however, I'd prefer widescreen (as in 16:10 or 16:9, not 4:3).
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
I need a portable one, since I would be taking it to lectures, etc.
5. How much battery life do you need?
3-4 hours in MS word I guess, so it won't be under heavy load during that time.
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)?
Yes I do! The main game I'll play is World of Wacraft, which I would like to run at maximum settings. I'm kind of addon freak, and addons in WoW reduce fps.. My old machine (Geforce 8600 GT, 2 GB ram, AMD phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz) can barely run it at medium (at 25-40 fps), and I would like the laptop to be able to run the game at maximum with around said 40 fps. I don't really mind about other games, but extra performance will never hurt as long as it fits inside my budget.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
I also need the laptop for university, which means that I'll be using MS Word, Powerpoint, and since my subject is going to be Computer Science, I'll be definitely programing and doing similar things (not really sure what, since I haven't started said subject yet, however, I hope that some one who has been on similar study knows if I need a powerful laptop for that).
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
I would like at least 500 gigabytes.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
I haven't considered any sites yet, since I thought it would be wise to choose a laptop first and only then search for it in stores.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
I think it would be wise to say 3-4 years, since I am not sure if I'll be getting another desktop sooner than that.
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
I don't really care about the optical drive, but I suppose there aren't laptops nowadays who haven't got DVD writer drive installed.
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 was told by a person I know to avoid HP, and I am sure I won't buy an HP product.
The brands I'd favor are Asus, Acer, Dell and Toshiba.
13. What country do you live in?
I live in Lithuania.
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Well, I've been considering Acer Aspire 5750g, since it fits my budget pretty well (650 euros) and I've read a positive review in a magazine about it. However, I am open for offers.
I am also getting the laptop in a month - that's when my birthday is, and my parents promised it for my birthday. I've also wondered whether it was a good time to wait - maybe an important hardware update is coming soon? Like the one with sandy bridge processors, which happened few months ago.
1. What is your budget?
Around 650-700 euros. 750 euros would be an absolute maximum.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15-15.6".
3. What screen resolution do you want?
Any would do, however, I'd prefer widescreen (as in 16:10 or 16:9, not 4:3).
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
I need a portable one, since I would be taking it to lectures, etc.
5. How much battery life do you need?
3-4 hours in MS word I guess, so it won't be under heavy load during that time.
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)?
Yes I do! The main game I'll play is World of Wacraft, which I would like to run at maximum settings. I'm kind of addon freak, and addons in WoW reduce fps.. My old machine (Geforce 8600 GT, 2 GB ram, AMD phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz) can barely run it at medium (at 25-40 fps), and I would like the laptop to be able to run the game at maximum with around said 40 fps. I don't really mind about other games, but extra performance will never hurt as long as it fits inside my budget.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
I also need the laptop for university, which means that I'll be using MS Word, Powerpoint, and since my subject is going to be Computer Science, I'll be definitely programing and doing similar things (not really sure what, since I haven't started said subject yet, however, I hope that some one who has been on similar study knows if I need a powerful laptop for that).
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
I would like at least 500 gigabytes.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
I haven't considered any sites yet, since I thought it would be wise to choose a laptop first and only then search for it in stores.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
I think it would be wise to say 3-4 years, since I am not sure if I'll be getting another desktop sooner than that.
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
I don't really care about the optical drive, but I suppose there aren't laptops nowadays who haven't got DVD writer drive installed.
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 was told by a person I know to avoid HP, and I am sure I won't buy an HP product.
The brands I'd favor are Asus, Acer, Dell and Toshiba.
13. What country do you live in?
I live in Lithuania.
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Well, I've been considering Acer Aspire 5750g, since it fits my budget pretty well (650 euros) and I've read a positive review in a magazine about it. However, I am open for offers.
I am also getting the laptop in a month - that's when my birthday is, and my parents promised it for my birthday. I've also wondered whether it was a good time to wait - maybe an important hardware update is coming soon? Like the one with sandy bridge processors, which happened few months ago.