13.3” to 15.6” (14″ is excellent) (720p minimum)
Dedicated Graphics Card (1gb ddr3 minimum 1-2 gb ddr3 preferable)
6GB DDR3 ram 1600mhz
i5-i7
HDMI Out
500gb HDD (minimum) prefer
blu ray drive or no disc drive at all (i can always get a bluray player or external blu ray drive)
1 USB 3.0
6lbs or under
$550 Price range I don’t mind manufacture refurbish or used in excellent condition.
What brands do you like or dislike?
Like: ASUS, Lenovo, Toshiba, Msi, Sager (brands that stay cool and lasts)
Dislike: Acer, HP, Dell, Sony (generally over head and are made cheaply) i
What are the primary tasks you need this notebook for?
Web Surfing; Music; Playing 1080p and 5.1 movies blu ray on tv/home theater; Soldier Front 2; other games like battlefield 3 but I don’t mind low settings
What games will you be playing?
Soldier Front 2 Maybe some Battlefield 3 or something to get more into gaming
Where will you be using this laptop?
Use at home on desk and laptop cooler/on my lap/beside my bed occasionally for web browsing/take to school and almost everywhere i go
How many hours of battery life do you need?
I’ve gotten by with 2 hours. 4-5 would be extremely nice to have!
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Will you be buying online or in store?
online or in store or used somewhere
Which OS do you prefer?
Windows 7mainly, but could us Windows 8 only if touchscreen
List the screen resolutions that interest you:
High Resolution (1366×768 Minumum) 16:9 aspect ratio
Do you prefer a glossy or matte screen?
Glossy is nice but Matte is fine
Is the laptops design important to you?
Yes
Approximately what date will you be buying this laptop?
As soon as i make my mind up!
How long do you want this laptop to last?
For a long while! This is going to be my home entertainment and portable friend! haha
How much storage capacity do you need?
Absolute minimum 500 GB
Are you interested in SSD for storage?
Sure but its more expensive.
Do you want a built-in optical drive, what type?
Must be blu ray or else not have any optical at all since dvd/cd is worthless to me
I’m asking if the lenovo above is the best choice for my money or if there are other options out there for the guidelines im looking for.
Thanks for your help! Will gladly answer any questions!
Z580
Y500 $850 (Refurb) 15.6″ 1920 x 1080
LED DISPLAY 8GB DDR3 RAM 1TB HARD DRIVE DUAL NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 2GB BACKLIT KEYBOARD HDMI USB 3.0 BLUETOOTH 4.0 6-in-1 CARD READER
Y580 ( Refurb)$780
XPS 14 $780 (Display Model) $650 Used: Display: 14.0″ widescreen HD+ LED (900p) HD Webcam Windows 8® Intel® Core™ i7-3517U (1.90GHz, with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.0GHz) 8GB DDR3 (1600MHz) 500GB HDD with 32GB mSATA NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630M 1GB DDR5 VRAM Media card reader 3-in-1 Bluetooth®
U410 $470 (Refurb): 14 inch WXGA HD (1366×768) LED 155 lux (i5-3317U, 1.7GHz/2 Cores/4 Threads/Max Turbo Frequency 2.6GHz) 8GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM 774GB (750GB SATA 5400rpm HDD + 24GB Solid State SSD Drive) 2 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3.0, 1 HDMI Ports Dedicated 1GB NVidia GeForce GT610M Graphics with 1 HDMI Port 4.2 pounds
Purchased N56VM-SB71-CB i7-3610QM 8GB 1TB HDD Win7 5.6”
1366×768 LED NVIDIA GT630M 2GB Blu-Ray Combo Sub-Woofer
