Laptops for retouching

loliruri

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Feb 15, 2013
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I'm desperate for advice about new laptop for retouching photos, but with good specs too. I have no option to look at them in my city, so without testing buying online.
I don't like mac, please don't suggest

1. What is your budget?
around 1500$

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
14-15"

3. What screen resolution do you want?
any

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Both, I don't mind laptop under 4kg

5. How much battery life do you need?
any

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)?
Mostly mmoprgs and new games, medium settings will be ok


7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Photo editing (photoshop), then playing and watching movies

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

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

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

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
dvd-rom would be nice or without

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 idea, which one have better option for my tasks

13. What country do you live in?
Russia, we have laptops as USA and Europe

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
As I said, most important thing for me - is good quality of display, but that doesn't mean crappy inside. Something in the middle would be nice. I can't test before buying so would be nice to hear advice from people who have seen the device in real.