Hey guys,
I'm looking for a new laptop to bring with me to college. I primarily plan to use it for school work, general entertainment, and some light gaming. My budget is fairly liberal, but I'd like to stay within $1000-$1500. I've been researching for the past few weeks, and my indecisiveness has left me overwhelmed. As such, I figured that the best solution was to ask the great people at Tom's Hardware for their input.
1. What is your budget? $1000-$1500
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? 13.3" to 15.6"
3. What screen resolution do you want? 1920x1080
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? Portable. I want it to be fairly light (less than 6lb) and thin (less than 1")
5. How much battery life do you need? At least 5 hours for normal use
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)? Not really, maybe the occasional game of Civ4/5, Sims 3, or other older, less intensive games.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.) Multimedia (movies, TV shows, music, etc.) Web browsing.
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need? A SSD with at least 128gb, preferably 256gb or more.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links. No preference.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop? At least 1-2 years
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? None required, I can always buy a portable external drive.
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 preference
13. What country do you live in? USA.
I'm looking for a new laptop to bring with me to college. I primarily plan to use it for school work, general entertainment, and some light gaming. My budget is fairly liberal, but I'd like to stay within $1000-$1500. I've been researching for the past few weeks, and my indecisiveness has left me overwhelmed. As such, I figured that the best solution was to ask the great people at Tom's Hardware for their input.
1. What is your budget? $1000-$1500
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? 13.3" to 15.6"
3. What screen resolution do you want? 1920x1080
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? Portable. I want it to be fairly light (less than 6lb) and thin (less than 1")
5. How much battery life do you need? At least 5 hours for normal use
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)? Not really, maybe the occasional game of Civ4/5, Sims 3, or other older, less intensive games.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.) Multimedia (movies, TV shows, music, etc.) Web browsing.
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need? A SSD with at least 128gb, preferably 256gb or more.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links. No preference.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop? At least 1-2 years
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? None required, I can always buy a portable external drive.
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 preference
13. What country do you live in? USA.