Hello all,
I want to buy a laptop and I'm having trouble deciding which one to buy. I'm looking for something very portable because I'll be taking it on the road with me a lot. But I don't want it to have crappy performance just because its light. I'm not a big fan of HP, Dell, Mac or Lenovo so I prefer to avoid those if I can. My budget is $1300 and these is what I absolutely need:
- bluetooth
- screen size between 13-15 inches
- backlit keyboard
- ethernet output
- usb 3.0
- hdmi output
- preferably thin
- quiet fan
- DVD drive is optional
- battery life over 7 hours
And this is what I'm going to be doing with it:
- internet
- movies/tv (either streaming or straight from laptop)
- dual boot it with Windows 7 and Ubuntu
- Steam (Counter strike, GTA IV etc. ; I have no problem playing on medium settings and I'm not that big of a PC gamer)
- Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop (all on windows side)
I also, would like it to have an SSD for faster load times but I'm not really sure if setting up a dual boot with a SSD is the same as with a HDD so this is optional.
These are 3 laptops I have found so far that seem ok to me:
Toshiba Portege Z835 http
/www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/pd/Toshiba-Portg-Z835-P372/productID.244286000/vip.true
ASUS Zenbook UX31E http
/www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/pd/ASUS-Zenbook-UX31E-ESL8/productID.244365200/vip.true
MSI X460 http
/www.msimobile.com/level3_productpage.aspx?cid=4&id=338 I've never had an MSI computer before and never seen anyone else have one, how are they in terms of durability, support?
What do you guys think about those 3? Or would you kindly recommend me a different one?
I want to buy a laptop and I'm having trouble deciding which one to buy. I'm looking for something very portable because I'll be taking it on the road with me a lot. But I don't want it to have crappy performance just because its light. I'm not a big fan of HP, Dell, Mac or Lenovo so I prefer to avoid those if I can. My budget is $1300 and these is what I absolutely need:
- bluetooth
- screen size between 13-15 inches
- backlit keyboard
- ethernet output
- usb 3.0
- hdmi output
- preferably thin
- quiet fan
- DVD drive is optional
- battery life over 7 hours
And this is what I'm going to be doing with it:
- internet
- movies/tv (either streaming or straight from laptop)
- dual boot it with Windows 7 and Ubuntu
- Steam (Counter strike, GTA IV etc. ; I have no problem playing on medium settings and I'm not that big of a PC gamer)
- Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop (all on windows side)
I also, would like it to have an SSD for faster load times but I'm not really sure if setting up a dual boot with a SSD is the same as with a HDD so this is optional.
These are 3 laptops I have found so far that seem ok to me:
Toshiba Portege Z835 http
![Disenchanted :/ :/](/styles/bom/smilies/disenchanted.gif)
ASUS Zenbook UX31E http
![Disenchanted :/ :/](/styles/bom/smilies/disenchanted.gif)
MSI X460 http
![Disenchanted :/ :/](/styles/bom/smilies/disenchanted.gif)
What do you guys think about those 3? Or would you kindly recommend me a different one?