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So my mom is in the market for a new laptop because hers is out on the fritz. She doesn't do any gaming but uses it for a lot of very CPU intensive tasks like opening and reading large presentation files, for instance. The budget is around $1K but could go higher. We're looking to buy as soon as possible to take advantage of Back To School sales. The usual suspects are fine - HP, Lenovo, Acer, Asus, Gigabyte. Though I have been trying to convince her to buy the Surface Laptop for the Ryzen 4980U CPU, which is better than the Intel equivalent. That said:
1. What is your budget?
$1000 but can go higher / lower depending on the configuration.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15.6", no more, no less.
3. What screen resolution do you want?
1080P minimum
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portable, the lighter the better. Something along the lines of a Surface laptop, LG Gram, Samsung Galaxy Book, or Lenovo Yoga would be the best.
5. How much battery life do you need?
As much as possible.
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)?
No, no gaming on this laptop.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Light photo and video editing, viewing large presentation files, general web browsing, streaming, etc.
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
512GB minimum, 1TB preferable.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
Anything is fine - Newegg (if legitimate), Amazon (if legitimate), Best Buy, direct from manufacturer, Micro Center, etc.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
4 years minimum
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Have external, not required.
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.
Preferred brands - pretty much anything - Microsoft, HP, Lenovo, Sager, Gigabyte, Samsung, MSI, etc.
Brands not preferred - Dell, Asus, Apple
13. What country do you live in?
USA - California (have access to Micro Center)
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Would prefer AMD Ryzen CPU over Intel if possible, but flexible in CPU choices. Need at least one HDMI and/or USB-C port for external monitor hookup.
1. What is your budget?
$1000 but can go higher / lower depending on the configuration.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15.6", no more, no less.
3. What screen resolution do you want?
1080P minimum
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portable, the lighter the better. Something along the lines of a Surface laptop, LG Gram, Samsung Galaxy Book, or Lenovo Yoga would be the best.
5. How much battery life do you need?
As much as possible.
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)?
No, no gaming on this laptop.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Light photo and video editing, viewing large presentation files, general web browsing, streaming, etc.
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
512GB minimum, 1TB preferable.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
Anything is fine - Newegg (if legitimate), Amazon (if legitimate), Best Buy, direct from manufacturer, Micro Center, etc.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
4 years minimum
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Have external, not required.
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.
Preferred brands - pretty much anything - Microsoft, HP, Lenovo, Sager, Gigabyte, Samsung, MSI, etc.
Brands not preferred - Dell, Asus, Apple
13. What country do you live in?
USA - California (have access to Micro Center)
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Would prefer AMD Ryzen CPU over Intel if possible, but flexible in CPU choices. Need at least one HDMI and/or USB-C port for external monitor hookup.
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