So I'm going to university in a few months and need a portable computer. I have dedicated gaming PC at home so performance is not important (but I want to be able to use eg. MS Office/browser with no problems). I also don't care much if it's a macbook/laptop/ultrabook/tablet with a keyboard/etc. I will be mainly using to take notes and write seminars. Maybe play some indie games (FTL, mincecraft etc)/web games/watch movies during long breaks.
The most important things are:
Thanks for all the help. And since 400$ in USA could be 300$ here don't be too limited by the 350$ budget (if it's even possible to get good laptop for that amount).
I'm also willing to buy used if the lower price will get me better performance.
The most important things are:
Battery life - I don't know what's the average but the longer the better
Performance - able to run a browser and MS Office (or whatever) with no problems, maybe watch HD movies or do some very casual gaming (no need for dedicated GPU)
Price - 350$ (but I'm willing to go higher if necessary, max max would probably be ~615$) - since I'm from Europe the price is probably going to vary wildly from what it is in the USA
Ergonomics - comfortable keyboard, good cooling (so it doesn't feel like my hands are on a frying pan) and low weight (very important)
Capacity - 1 TB would be ideal, but I could work with 500 GB, maybe an SSD (but not necessary)
Misc - Wi-Fi, good viewing angle, HDMI port, USB ports (at least one 3.0 would be nice), Win7 gets the advantage over any other OS (but I'm willing to work with others), bluetooth (again not important)
Thanks for all the help. And since 400$ in USA could be 300$ here don't be too limited by the 350$ budget (if it's even possible to get good laptop for that amount).
I'm also willing to buy used if the lower price will get me better performance.