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1_What is your budget?
My budget is anywhere around $300+, up to $400~ area if needed. Price is easily negotiable if performance/price ratio is good.
2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
I am leaning towards the smaller, the better, the main purpose of this laptop is for use while traveling on my daily commute from Newark to Philly (about 2 hours on the train) and during classes (I am a grad student). The major needs are portability and weight so it's easy on my shoulders to carry in my bag, but I don't want something so small I need to struggle to use it uncomfortably.
3_What screen resolution do you want?
The bigger the better, if I could watch 720 sized video that would be awesome. I'd love to use it for school work but also entertainment on the train for TV shows and movies.
4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portable I guess.
5_How much battery life do you need?
This is a big issue for me, not many outlets on the trains (if any) so the longer it can last, the better. I need at least 3+ hours of battery life to survive the train rides.
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)?
As much as I would love to play Crysis on this machine I will be realistic. The better it can handle gaming the happier I will be, but that would be only a bonus, it's not a requirement.
7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.)
Movie watching, internet, and typing papers/taking notes in class.
8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
The more the better! 100GB+ please, I'd like to fit season of a show on there at least.
9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.
Nothing specific, newegg is cool.
10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
I'd be using this laptop for at least 1-2 years
11_What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
No drive is necessary.
13_What country do you live in?
USA
14_Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Looking for a laptop to write notes, watch TV/movies on on the go, for use mostly on the go on transit. Looking for easiest on my physically both weight but also with use, larger is always nicer, I don't want to go blind trying to read a document since I know how small screens can get. But I also don't want to break my back carrying this thing through the city to class.
Thanks for any suggestions, I'm very new to laptop buying, so I appreciate all the help I can get!
My budget is anywhere around $300+, up to $400~ area if needed. Price is easily negotiable if performance/price ratio is good.
2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
I am leaning towards the smaller, the better, the main purpose of this laptop is for use while traveling on my daily commute from Newark to Philly (about 2 hours on the train) and during classes (I am a grad student). The major needs are portability and weight so it's easy on my shoulders to carry in my bag, but I don't want something so small I need to struggle to use it uncomfortably.
3_What screen resolution do you want?
The bigger the better, if I could watch 720 sized video that would be awesome. I'd love to use it for school work but also entertainment on the train for TV shows and movies.
4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portable I guess.
5_How much battery life do you need?
This is a big issue for me, not many outlets on the trains (if any) so the longer it can last, the better. I need at least 3+ hours of battery life to survive the train rides.
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)?
As much as I would love to play Crysis on this machine I will be realistic. The better it can handle gaming the happier I will be, but that would be only a bonus, it's not a requirement.
7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.)
Movie watching, internet, and typing papers/taking notes in class.
8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
The more the better! 100GB+ please, I'd like to fit season of a show on there at least.
9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.
Nothing specific, newegg is cool.
10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
I'd be using this laptop for at least 1-2 years
11_What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
No drive is necessary.
13_What country do you live in?
USA
14_Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Looking for a laptop to write notes, watch TV/movies on on the go, for use mostly on the go on transit. Looking for easiest on my physically both weight but also with use, larger is always nicer, I don't want to go blind trying to read a document since I know how small screens can get. But I also don't want to break my back carrying this thing through the city to class.
Thanks for any suggestions, I'm very new to laptop buying, so I appreciate all the help I can get!
/www.amazon.com/Acer-AS1410-2285-11-6-Inch-Windows-Premium/dp/B002P3KVBI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1257681330&sr=8-1
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