Buying new laptop!

[BreakingDawn]

1. What is your budget : 650-799$

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering: 15-15.9inch

3. What screen resolution do you want : FHD

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop : portable

5. How much battery life do you need : i don't mind

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High) : Won't be gaming

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.): using programs such as wolfram mathematica , matlab , iso2Mesh , MRi Lab

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need : 1tb +128gb ssd would be appreciated

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links : amazon.com , bestbuy.com , don't really mind buying from trustable sites

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop: For as long as it lasts / Till i need a new one to have a decent performance on my programs

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc : Don't mind

12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons : Right now i have an old DELL inspiron coming back from 2012 , i am not dissapointed at all from it but unfortunately it doesn't run as fast as it was anymore so i need a new one. I don't have experience with any other brand but i'm eager to buy an asus or acer aswell

13. What country do you live in: US

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed : ---

Thanks for the help!

 

[jaguarskx]

ASUS VivoBook S Ultra Thin and Portable Laptop; quad core i5-8250u version for $655 (256GB SSD) or the quad core i7-8550u for $799 (128 SSD + 1TB HDD). It is pretty light; the weight is listed as 3.7lbs.

https://www.amazon.com/VivoBook-Portable-i7-8550U-processor-S510UA-DS71/dp/B077XFNXX1/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1535631684&sr=8-5&keywords=i7-8550u+laptop


If you purchase the i5-8250u version you can always install a HDD yourself. An example is the following 2TB HDD for $83.

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-2-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000LM015/dp/B01LX13P71/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1535631942&sr=8-4&keywords=2tb+2.5%22+hard+drive

 

[Peter Martin]

yep, i found that Vivobook too, nice

 

[BreakingDawn]

Hey guys thank you for the answer! ,

I have also found this one : https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Quad-Core-i7-8550U-Processor-Bluetooth/dp/B07D3F4P4D/ref=sr_1_10?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1535656568&sr=1-10&keywords=dell+1tb+128gb+i7#customerReviews , which i do really like plus it has a numeric pad that i'm used to .

What do you guys think? The asus looks spectacular!

 

[Peter Martin]

looks good. get the warranty protection if you can afford it

 

[BreakingDawn]

Do i get the warranty option on check - out?

 

[jaguarskx]

The option to add a protection plan in above the "Add to Cart" button. You have a choice of 3 ($113) or 4 years ($155).