Hey, I'm looking to buy a new (or used) laptop for student use.
Main uses will be for word processing, multiple research tabs, and maybe some basic image manipulation on GIMP.
1. What is your budget?
500 or below, preferably.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
Big enough that I won't have to strain my eyes when reading for long periods.
3. What screen resolution do you want?
720 or 1080 but am flexible.
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portable, I have a high end PC at home
5. How much battery life do you need?
As much as possible
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)?
Nah
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
As listed above, nothing really resource-heavy
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
Maybe around 200GB. An SSD would be preferable for speed.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
https
/www.pb-tech.com.au/ Has good off-lease laptops
MSY has a tonne of choice at http
/www.msy.com.au/Parts/notebook.pdf
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
About 2-3 years at least.
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Nah don't need one
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.
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13. What country do you live in?
Australia
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Light weight would be nice, as it will be carried in my bag on many occasions.
A few lingering questions:
Should I bother with 8GB ram? Would 4GB or even 2 suffice?
Off-lease for the cheap price and sturdiness, yes or no?
I can get an off-lease thinkpad T440 or T440p for about 450. Worth it?
Thanks in advance
Main uses will be for word processing, multiple research tabs, and maybe some basic image manipulation on GIMP.
1. What is your budget?
500 or below, preferably.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
Big enough that I won't have to strain my eyes when reading for long periods.
3. What screen resolution do you want?
720 or 1080 but am flexible.
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portable, I have a high end PC at home
5. How much battery life do you need?
As much as possible
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)?
Nah
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
As listed above, nothing really resource-heavy
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
Maybe around 200GB. An SSD would be preferable for speed.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
https

MSY has a tonne of choice at http

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
About 2-3 years at least.
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Nah don't need one
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.
-----
13. What country do you live in?
Australia
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Light weight would be nice, as it will be carried in my bag on many occasions.
A few lingering questions:
Should I bother with 8GB ram? Would 4GB or even 2 suffice?
Off-lease for the cheap price and sturdiness, yes or no?
I can get an off-lease thinkpad T440 or T440p for about 450. Worth it?
Thanks in advance
