1. What is your budget?
$1500. Could stretch to $1600 but would need a pretty compelling reason to do so.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
17.3"
3. What screen resolution do you want?
1920x1080 or better.
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
This is replacing my current desktop. Portability would be nice but the laptop will be spending most of it's time in one place.
5. How much battery life do you need?
3.5 hours is fine - computer will be plugged in most of the 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)?
Right now all I'm playing is Diablo III but I do want a system that will be able to play new/relevant games for 3 to 4 years. I'm not much for the newest-best-coolest games, but if something neat comes along (for instance something like Titanfall) I'd like to be able to play it without being on all-minimum settings.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Watching movies, streaming internet content.
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
750GB+ HDD, has to have an SSD for the OS.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
newegg.com
tigerdirect.com
amazon.com
Willing to go elsewhere provided they are a reputable seller.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
Ideally 5 years; I'd be satisfied with 3 to 4.
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Would prefer a Blu-Ray if possible but not neccessary; ability to burn CDs would be nice too but again not a deal-breaker.
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'd prefer Asus because my little brother had one on a deployment and loved it. Only one I'm not really interested in is Toshiba, because I've heard their proprietary drivers can be a pain in the butt.
13. What country do you live in?\
USA.
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I've built my own desktop PCs for over a decade now, and I've got my first kid on the way so my computer room is being converted into a nursery. Looking for a laptop to replace my desktop for gaming.
Thanks!!
$1500. Could stretch to $1600 but would need a pretty compelling reason to do so.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
17.3"
3. What screen resolution do you want?
1920x1080 or better.
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
This is replacing my current desktop. Portability would be nice but the laptop will be spending most of it's time in one place.
5. How much battery life do you need?
3.5 hours is fine - computer will be plugged in most of the 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)?
Right now all I'm playing is Diablo III but I do want a system that will be able to play new/relevant games for 3 to 4 years. I'm not much for the newest-best-coolest games, but if something neat comes along (for instance something like Titanfall) I'd like to be able to play it without being on all-minimum settings.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Watching movies, streaming internet content.
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
750GB+ HDD, has to have an SSD for the OS.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
newegg.com
tigerdirect.com
amazon.com
Willing to go elsewhere provided they are a reputable seller.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
Ideally 5 years; I'd be satisfied with 3 to 4.
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Would prefer a Blu-Ray if possible but not neccessary; ability to burn CDs would be nice too but again not a deal-breaker.
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'd prefer Asus because my little brother had one on a deployment and loved it. Only one I'm not really interested in is Toshiba, because I've heard their proprietary drivers can be a pain in the butt.
13. What country do you live in?\
USA.
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I've built my own desktop PCs for over a decade now, and I've got my first kid on the way so my computer room is being converted into a nursery. Looking for a laptop to replace my desktop for gaming.
Thanks!!