LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country of purchase: United States

• Budget range: Between $800 and $900, will consider more

• Purpose (netbook, ultraportable, mainstream, gaming, desktop replacement, etc.): Mostly Gaming, college use, computer science major

• Screen size preference: 15.6 inch

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

• Gaming requirements (example games and desired fps/settings): Can run games such as Skyrim, Killing Floor 2, Alien Isolation, The Forrest, Metal Gear Rising: Revengence, and most importantly GTAV at Medium/High settings at 60 fps

• Other performance requirements (video editing, CAD, etc.): Photoshop, Illustrator, would like to be able to play 4K Videos

• Brand preferences and reasons (already owned accessories, familiarity, business compatibility): I have two chargers that are compatible for my HP Pavilion Notebook DV6, not sure what else they are compatible with, but if I can't use them then it isn't a problem.

• Any particular style that you like (examples are great): I enjoy sleek black design, solid colors. Don't really want anything too bulky, but this isn't a requirement

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

• Long battery life -vs- Low weight -vs- High performance: High Performance

• Build quality -vs- Low price -vs- High performance: High Performance, good build quality would be nice

• Low noise/heat -vs- High performance: High Performance, low noise would be good too, and I have a cooling fan pad so heat isn't much of a big deal

Which features would you pay a premium for?

• High resolution screen: Not necessary, fine with 1336x768

• A great keyboard: Keyboard should be good, nice responsive buttons

• A great touchpad/mouse buttons: I would like a multi-touch pad that uses gestures and such

• Great audio: I usually use headphones

List any features that are critical:

An HDMI port and at least 3 USB ports

Gaming performance

1TB Hard Drive Space

Here are some models I was looking at:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/msi-gp60-leopard-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/4879034.p?id=1219644186343&skuId=4879034

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/y-series/y50/

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314808