LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:
  $1000, preferably no more than $750
• Are you open to refurbs/used?
  Yes, preferably new.
• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
  Performance is most preferred since this will be my research laptop for computational astrophysics projects (working with observational data, no simulations). I am going to learn ML and data science soon, so I also see myself using it for ML and data science projects. Good battery life is preferred. I also prefer a decent keyboard and a design not prone to bending. I do NOT want a 2 and 1 form factor.
• How important is weight and thinness to you?
  Prefer lighter, since I will walk around campus with it.
• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
  Prefer 14" or larger
• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
  I will use some IDEs for general programming. Zoom too.
• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
  This will NOT be used for gaming.
• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
  Good keyboard, good design not prone to bending, USB Type C outlets, preferably an HDMI (if not, that's ok - my colleagues often use adapters)
• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
  As mentioned before, I am an astrophysics Ph.D. student, so I will walk around with the Mac a lot and use it for my research, which will certainly involve general programming and may likely involve ML and data science work.