[SOLVED] Looking for recommendations for zoom meetings

[Andyme177]

Hi all I'm looking for recommendations for an inexpensive WiFi laptop to connect a video camera to zoom meetings. We will be using a video camera with a USB webcam mode to broadcast a live stage performance. If you have camera recommendations those are welcome as well!

1. What is your budget?
whatever it needs to be.

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
would like around 15"

3. What screen resolution do you want?
whatever is available

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

5. How much battery life do you need?
4+ hours

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop?
No games this laptop will strictly be used to broadcast a zoom meeting.

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
May be used to show a saved slide show or play a video from the cloud to a TV via HDMI

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
around 128GB SSD
Enough for Windows to be able to update
Run Zoom

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
No idea

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
Until death do us part!

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
We would like at least a way to play a slide show from a cd-rom.
External drive would be fine.

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.
We have no preference!

13. What country do you live in?
United States - Arizona

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.

 

[hang-the-9]

Pretty much anything would work, heck a phone mounted on a stand will do what you want to broadcast. You also would want a mic or several if doing audio for a performance.

Lenovo IdeaPads are good and not very expensive.