I'm going to be buying a laptop pretty soon and the one I am probably going to be going with is the Lenovo G500. However, if anyone can find me a better laptop for about the same price or about £50 more, that would be great.

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country of purchase: UK

• Budget range: £400-£450

• Purpose (netbook, ultraportable, mainstream, gaming, desktop replacement, etc.): Mainstream, Small bit of gaming, Music Production

• Screen size preference: 15 inch

• OS preference (Windows/ Mac/ Linux): Windows

• Gaming requirements (example games and desired fps/settings): 40 FPS on Minecraft; Playable settings on TF2, Gary's Mod. etc.

• Performance requirements (video, CAD, etc.): Good enough to run FL Studio or Cubase, possibly some video editing.

• Method of computer support (office supplier, college bookstore, self support): Self Support

• Brand preferences and reasons (already owned accessories, familiarity, business compatibility): No Preference

• Any particular style that you like (examples are great): Professional Looking?

Which of the following qualities would you prefer? (Choose one, the other, or balanced)

• Long battery life -vs- Low weight: Balanced

• Build quality -vs- Low price: Balanced

• Low noise/heat -vs- High performance: High Performance

Would you pay a premium for something that has:

• High resolution screen: Maybe

• A great keyboard: Maybe

• A great touchpad/mouse buttons: Maybe

• Great audio: no (I'm getting a USB Audio Interface)

List any features that are critical: (e.g. Optical drive, USB 3.0, SD card slot, ethernet port, HDMI port, bluetooth, VGA port, removable battery, glossy screen, matte screen, etc.)

USB 3.0 ports (2 minimum), Ethernet Port, HDMI Port, Dedicated Graphics?, 6-8 GB RAM, 1TB Hard Drive.