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General Questions
1) What is your budget?
$1100-1600
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
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a. Netbook; 10 screen or less
b. Ultraportable; 11" - 12 screen
c. Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen
d. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
e. Desktop Replacement; 17"+ screen
3) Where will you buying this notebook? You can select the flag of your country as an indicator.
US
4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like: Sony, Alienware
b. Dislike: HP, Toshiba, Dell
5) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?
playing games, doing school related tasks (internet, typing), but mostly games. lol
6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both?
mostly at my desk, very little unplugged
7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games or types of games?
COD4 type games.
8) How many hours of battery life do you need?
around 2
9) Would you prefer to see the notebooks you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK?
as long as there are good reviews and good pics, thats good enough for me
10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc.
Vista is ok...but I'd like to have the WIndows 7 upgrade option
Screen Specifics
11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
a-c is good enough
a. WXGA 1280x800 or occasionally 1280x768; For people who like big text and icons that are easy to read. Less stuff fits on the screen, which translates into more scrolling.
b. WXGA+ 1440x900; A modest bump over WXGA. Text and icons are a bit smaller. A little more stuff fits on the screen.
c. WSXGA+ 1680x1050; The middle ground. Again, text and icons are smaller than WXGA+, and more stuff fits onto the screen. Good for having applications open side by side, like a web browser while playing a video.
d. WUXGA - 1920x1200; Very small text and icons, that can be hard to read. Lots of stuff fits on the screen, which means less scrolling. Good for applications that require a high level of detail like CAD or Photo Editing.
12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
it doesn't matter
Build Quality and Design
13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
a little but not as much as performance
14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
within a month and it should last 5 years
Notebook Components
15) How much hard drive space do you need; 80GB to 500GB? Do you want a SSD drive?
around 250GB and the SSD is not necessary
16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a CDRW/DVD-ROM, DVD Burner or Blu-Ray drive?
a basic DVD/ CD burner/ player. pretty much anything so i can watch/ burn dvds and cds. i dont need Blu-Ray
Thanks for any help you can give me. this will be my first laptop so i dont really know what is good/bad. i've been looking at the m15x and right now, thats my favorite, but like i said, im not really experienced with laptops. Thanks again
Need help deciding about laptop
Discussion in 'Alienware' started by pyromaniac, Jul 31, 2009.
