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Question

1400$ video editing and animation laptop...

Feb 18, 2015 3:30PM PST

1) What is your budget?
$1400

2) What size notebook would you prefer?
13" or bigger

3) Where will you buying this notebook?
USA or INDIA

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like: Asus, Alienware, Acer, Clevo, Dell, Sager, MSI, Gigabyte, Apple. basicaly any.

5) Would you consider laptops that are refurbished/redistributed?
Yes.

6) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?
Content creation (gaming, video editing, graphics work, entertainment and basic productivity).

7) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both? Both.

Cool Will you be playing games on your notebook? If so, please state which games or types of games? Mostly FPS's. Battlefield 4 and Battlefront 3 (when it comes out).

9) How many hours of battery life do you need? ~3 is okay.

10) Would you prefer to see the notebooks you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK? Buying online is fine.

11) What OS do you prefer? windows or osx

Screen Specifics

12) Resolution? 1920 x 1080.

13) Do you want a Glossy/reflective screen or a Matte/non-glossy screen? Either is fine.

Build Quality and Design

14) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you? No.

15) When are you buying this laptop? as soon as i find an appropriate one.

16) How long do you want this laptop to last? many years

Notebook Components

17) How much hard drive space do you need? Do you want a SSD drive? 500GB minimum, no SSD necessary.

1Cool Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD Burner, Blu-ray Reader or Blu-Ray Burner? Not necessary.

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Clarification Request
Is there a question?
Feb 18, 2015 4:12PM PST

You have answered your own 18 questions yourself.

Is there anything else you want to know?

Mark

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these are on paper specifications
Feb 19, 2015 2:48AM PST

everytime you buy something we get some on paper specifications but the real product is always different in performance. i need peoples experience with some of the laptops that fit these specifications.

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To speed things along.
Feb 19, 2015 2:59AM PST

Did you find any laptop that met those paper specs?

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Answer
Rare machine.
Feb 18, 2015 11:33PM PST