LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

$1800 and below but maybe I can push it to $2000 and below(?).

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

No.

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

1st - Performance (AMD Ryzen 5000? and Nvidia RTX 3000 series?, willing to wait on unreleased laptops) 2nd - Display (17-inch QHD) 3rd - Battery Life (4-8 hours on light-mid workload) 4th and below - everything else

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

Don’t care. Even if it is thick and heavy as hell (for the thermals, of course)

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

Preferably 17-inch QHD but still prioritize performance, so 17-inch 1080p is okay too. Okay, at the very least (if none fit what I am finding), 15-inch 1080p

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

Gaming and streaming (desktop is better, blah blah blah. I know, I just need the portability for college too) on one laptop. Games range from Minecraft to Cyberpunk 2077 (Mid/High Settings). Some video editing too.

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

Minecraft, Valorant, Rainbow Six Siege, Cyberpunk 2077 (Mid/High Settings). Just want it to be playable and at the bare minimum of 60fps.

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

RAM and Storage - Don’t care how small or big it is as long as its upgradeable but preferably on the RAM is already 16gb when purchased

Build quality - Don’t care if it doesn’t feel premium (e.g plastic chassis) but I do care that it does not break on me easily.

Looks - I don’t want a super “gamer”-looking laptop (Lenovo Legion laptops seems like a good reference). Maybe a professional and subtle looking one, would like some RGB in it though (if possible).

• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

Maybe some recommendations on how to keep gaming laptops cool? Or cooling pads that work very well to keep thermals in check because I am worried that my system will thermal throttle in the long-run.

That is all. Thank you guys for your inputs I appreciate it. :)