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Impossible Requirements? Perhaps!
1) What is your budget?
$2000 maximum, but, you know, the lower the better.
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?
It's a typing laptop that I want to be stylish and useful for my history major/library rat/multimedia lifestyle. I want to be able to get on the internet quickly, have a dozen word files open, listen to music and perhaps watch movies/TV shows occasionally.
4) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
Taking it to classes, the library, chilling at home.
5) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
Not a big PC gamer anymore.
6) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
No preference.
7) How many hours of battery life do you need?
The longer the better, but I'd like it be 3+ at least.
8) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
No.
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?
What are the benefits of widescreen? Seems to me it would make movies more pleasant, but otherwise null.
11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
b. SXGA - 1400x1050 - Compromise resolution between XGA and UXGA. ****?
Don't know about widescreen, yet.
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?
Gloss isn't that bad.
Build Quality and Design
13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
I don't want a thinkpad, let's put it that way.
14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
Long time.
Notebook Components
15) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 160GB?
I think 100 or 120 would be fine.
16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD-ROM, DVD-CD/RW or DVD-RW drive?
DVD-ROM
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Re: Impossible Requirements? Perhaps!
$2000 US or CDN?
I'd seriously consider the XPS1210 or something from Sony.
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The Dell XPS1210 or MacBook Pro 13" model would be good choices.
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This is your notebook:
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Video.
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I'm wondering if I can get away with less than brushing my upper figures. I know thin and lights are expensive but I guess I was looking more towards 1500ish. Also that Lifebook is absolutely ridiculous.
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b. SXGA - 1400x1050 - Compromise resolution between XGA and UXGA. ****?
12" notebooks either have an XGA (1024x768) or WXGA (1280x800) resolution; if you want higher, you will need to move to a 14" screen. So, it looks like you will have to go with one of those.
Do you require an internal optical drive? If not, then consider the ThinkPad X60:
I'm wondering if I can get away with less than brushing my upper figures. I know thin and lights are expensive but I guess I was looking more towards 1500ish.
You could go with a larger (13.3" - 14") screen and save money - take a look at the Sony C-series.
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The ASUS W5f is an option, as well, the LG T1 will be at the top of your budget.
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Look into a Dell D420 or a Sony SZ series, you can get them under $1500 fairly easily. The Dell has some amazing battery life though if you ever want to try out a game the Sony comes with a decent GPU. You could also look into the HP dv2000, its a little on the heavier side of the thin and light but it is still fairly small.
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That actually isnt that hard....
XPS M1210 by Dell, the Sony VAIO C series, Lenovo V100 would all be very good. There is also the Toshiba U200, but I cannot reccomend that, because the keyboard sucks, and quality is pretty poor.
If you dont mind a barebone based laptop with a reseller warranty, Asus Z35F is an excellent choice.
On the business side, theres tons of 12" ones, but they are all very light and dont have as much power as the larger ones. The 14" business laptops tend to be very light, so they are worth a look: Dell D620, HP nc6320, ThinkPad Z61t, etc.
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the dell xps m1210 is a gr8 machine
i worked for dell just a month ago and sold out this peice
its great
its got a great build, u can plug in ur sim card in it, its got a 9 cell battery(usually the laptops have a 6 cell battery)
go for the xpx