If You Are Looking for a New Laptop, Read This First

**TheMatt** · 07-23-2007, 03:22 PM

If you are looking for advice selecting a laptop, please include the answers to these questions in your post.

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Budget: How much money are you willing to spend on the laptop?
Screen: What size screen do you want, and do you need widescreen?
Brands: Are there any brands you want or don't want to buy?
Mobility: How much will you need and how long does the battery need to last?
Durability: Does this laptop need to be sturdy or durable/semi-durable?
Multitasking: Will you be multitasking with this laptop and if so, how much?
Gaming: Will you be gaming and if so, how much and how new are the games?
Calculations: Will you be doing any intense calculations or multimedia encoding?
Storage: How much storage will you need and what will you be storing?
Optical Media: Will you need to burn any optical media like CDs or DVDs?
Operating System: Do you want Windows XP or Vista, or Linux compatibility?
Location: What country do you live in?

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These will help us better select a laptop that is right for you. Thank you.

07-23-2007, 03:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,615 OS: Windows 3.1, 98, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	If You Are Looking for a New Laptop, Read This First If you are looking for advice selecting a laptop, please include the answers to these questions in your post. __________ Budget: How much money are you willing to spend on the laptop? Screen: What size screen do you want, and do you need widescreen? Brands: Are there any brands you want or don't want to buy? Mobility: How much will you need and how long does the battery need to last? Durability: Does this laptop need to be sturdy or durable/semi-durable? Multitasking: Will you be multitasking with this laptop and if so, how much? Gaming: Will you be gaming and if so, how much and how new are the games? Calculations: Will you be doing any intense calculations or multimedia encoding? Storage: How much storage will you need and what will you be storing? Optical Media: Will you need to burn any optical media like CDs or DVDs? Operating System: Do you want Windows XP or Vista, or Linux compatibility? Location: What country do you live in? __________ These will help us better select a laptop that is right for you. Thank you. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides Last edited by TheMatt : 07-23-2007 at 04:44 PM.