neelpatel09
03-09-2009, 11:19 PM
1) What is your budget?
$1000 (preferably far under.) Lemme know if I'm way off base on price, and tell me what I should expect to pay for these specs.
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
Irrelevant. Price is a bigger issue. Smaller is better.
3) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
Prefer high quality components, but understand that most bargains are going to be POS Dell/HP/etc.
4) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
No heavy gaming. Heavy graphics design and multitasking.
5) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
Will be moving around but don't mind being confined to wall outlets. Prefer enough battery life to watch a movie. But need processor/graphics juice over battery life.
6) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
Not really. Warcraft 3 and Starcraft 2. Counter-strike: Source. Maybe Oblivion, if this summer is really boring. Willing to sacrifice eye-candy on all of these, as long as they run fluidly. No maxing Crysis or anything.
7) How many hours of battery life do you need?
1 minimum (while running things). Prefer 3.
8) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
No.
9) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc.
Vista. But would prefer no OS, as I'm going to install my own license regardless.
Screen Specifics
1) Would you prefer standard or widescreen?
Indifferent.
2) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
c. UXGA - 1600x1200 - Very small text and graphics icons, you can fit lots of stuff on the screen.
Could settle for SXGA, but really enjoy the 1600x1200 on my ThinkPad T41p right now. And would need the real estate for Photoshop/Dreamweaver.
Widescreen
f. WUXGA - 1920x1200; Wider viewing version of UXGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
3) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
Indifferent. Glossy, if its a cheap add-on.
Build Quality and Design
1) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
Nope.
2) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
Should be up-to-date for 2 years, and survive for 4.
Notebook Components
1) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 200GB?
Minimum 100GB. Plan on using externals for any heavy duty stuff. Would be nice to have SSD.
2) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD, Blu-Ray or HD-DVD drive?
DVDRW. Nothing more.
Prefer fast Intel dualcore (2.26 GHZ and higher), and would like 512MB dedicated video card. I don't mind expanding RAM myself later, but would prefer DDR3.
Budget gaming laptop? If SSD and DDR3 are unfeasible, I wouldn't mind DDR2 and a 7200 RPM SATA.
How long before this under $1000? Is it feasible for something like to be snagged at $700 or $800? If these specs are too high, where can I compromise and still accomplish what I want to do. Needs to be able to run Windows 7 well, multitasking with several processor/memory intensive apps simultaneously (Photoshop+Flash+Dreamweaver+iTunes+Web-browsers,etc.) Needs to run Warcraft 3 and Starcraft 2 (whenever that does come out..)
Pretty much looking for most bang for my buck.
Sorry if this is asking a bit much, and thanks in advance.
$1000 (preferably far under.) Lemme know if I'm way off base on price, and tell me what I should expect to pay for these specs.
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
Irrelevant. Price is a bigger issue. Smaller is better.
3) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
Prefer high quality components, but understand that most bargains are going to be POS Dell/HP/etc.
4) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
No heavy gaming. Heavy graphics design and multitasking.
5) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
Will be moving around but don't mind being confined to wall outlets. Prefer enough battery life to watch a movie. But need processor/graphics juice over battery life.
6) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
Not really. Warcraft 3 and Starcraft 2. Counter-strike: Source. Maybe Oblivion, if this summer is really boring. Willing to sacrifice eye-candy on all of these, as long as they run fluidly. No maxing Crysis or anything.
7) How many hours of battery life do you need?
1 minimum (while running things). Prefer 3.
8) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
No.
9) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc.
Vista. But would prefer no OS, as I'm going to install my own license regardless.
Screen Specifics
1) Would you prefer standard or widescreen?
Indifferent.
2) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
c. UXGA - 1600x1200 - Very small text and graphics icons, you can fit lots of stuff on the screen.
Could settle for SXGA, but really enjoy the 1600x1200 on my ThinkPad T41p right now. And would need the real estate for Photoshop/Dreamweaver.
Widescreen
f. WUXGA - 1920x1200; Wider viewing version of UXGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
3) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
Indifferent. Glossy, if its a cheap add-on.
Build Quality and Design
1) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
Nope.
2) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
Should be up-to-date for 2 years, and survive for 4.
Notebook Components
1) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 200GB?
Minimum 100GB. Plan on using externals for any heavy duty stuff. Would be nice to have SSD.
2) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD, Blu-Ray or HD-DVD drive?
DVDRW. Nothing more.
Prefer fast Intel dualcore (2.26 GHZ and higher), and would like 512MB dedicated video card. I don't mind expanding RAM myself later, but would prefer DDR3.
Budget gaming laptop? If SSD and DDR3 are unfeasible, I wouldn't mind DDR2 and a 7200 RPM SATA.
How long before this under $1000? Is it feasible for something like to be snagged at $700 or $800? If these specs are too high, where can I compromise and still accomplish what I want to do. Needs to be able to run Windows 7 well, multitasking with several processor/memory intensive apps simultaneously (Photoshop+Flash+Dreamweaver+iTunes+Web-browsers,etc.) Needs to run Warcraft 3 and Starcraft 2 (whenever that does come out..)
Pretty much looking for most bang for my buck.
Sorry if this is asking a bit much, and thanks in advance.