Question:
[Canada] What laptop for university?
General Questions
1) What is your budget?
Up to $2500 CND
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
a. Ultraportable; 12" screen or less
b. Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen
3) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
General university tasks (surfing the web, word processing, watching DVD's, light gaming (some FPS and Warcraft3, maybe some BF2)
4) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
Definitely moving it around
5) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
Light gaming, mainly Warcraft3, maybe some FPS's like BF2
6) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
Dont like Apple, Acer, Gateway, HP. Prefer no Dell
7) How many hours of battery life do you need?
3+ hours
8) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
Don't mind, but I prefer buying from a brick and mortar store. I live in the GTA.
9) Please select your country's flag as a post icon and tell us what country are you buying this in?
Canada
Screen Specifics
10) Would you prefer standard or widescreen?
Widescreen
11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
Widescreen
d. WXGA or WXGA+ - 1280x768/800 or 1440x900; Wider viewing version of XGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
e. WSXGA+ - 1680x1050; Wider viewing version of SXGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
f. WUXGA - 1920x1200; Wider viewing version of UXGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
Doesnt matter
Build Quality and Design
13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
A little bit, just cant be very ugly
14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
4 years at least
Notebook Components
15) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 120GB?
100 gb +
16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD-ROM, DVD-CD/RW or DVD-RW drive?
DVD- RW
Answer:
Re: [Canada] What laptop for university?
Asus A8jm or W3j seem like good choices.
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Re: [Canada] What laptop for university?
Any stores where I can find these models to look at?
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Re: [Canada] What laptop for university?
Where do you reside in?
ASUS laptops are very rarely avaliable in store, unless you are in Toronto or the GTA area.
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I am in the GTA area, more specifically Mississauga. I know Canada Computers carries the W3J, but where can I take a look at the A8JM?
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Re: [Canada] What laptop for university?
Check out Milestonepc.com for Asus (and Compal)notebooks in canada. I think you'll like the W7j or A8jm
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Re: [Canada] What laptop for university?
If you can come by the GTA, Markham area, Warden and Steeles, MileStonePC has a store there, I'm pretty sure they have both on display and for customers to play with. Though, call in and ask beforehand.
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Lol what University are you goin to mate?
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Re: [Canada] What laptop for university?
I'd also recommend the W3j and a8jm, but since you've already made up your mind to only buy at a brick and mortar store, you're out of luck. 13"-14" light-gaming laptops are real rare, and you'd only find the likes from ASUS. If you're willing to up your budget to $3000 there's the obvious choice of the Sony SZ, but other than that, I really can't think of anything else.
If you can come by the GTA, Markham area, Warden and Steeles, MileStonePC has a store there, I'm pretty sure they have both on display and for customers to play with. Though, call in and ask beforehand.
Sounds like a good suggestion to me. I second that. :)
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Re: [Canada] What laptop for university?
Lol what University are you goin to mate?
University of Waterloo for Engineering.
Does anyone know if milestonepc can install a bluetooth chip on the a8jm?