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• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:
  1500 total, and I'm in the continental US
• Are you open to refurbs/used?
  No
• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
  Build quality, performance, battery life, form factor
• How important is weight and thinness to you?
  Negotiable, as I won't be at campus, it'll be primarily at home and while working
• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
  In general, I prefer a larger screen
• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
  It'll be more Microsoft Word and Excel and gaming
• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
  WoW, Red Dead Redemption 2. I'm used to 144fps on a desktop, but don't need that on a laptop as it'll be more for work and school
• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
  A proper good quality keyboard, I have large hands so I'm more comfortable with a mechanical style keyboard, but I'm not sure if they make any like that. An SSD is also required. I'll use a mouse with it so any recommendations there are welcome as well
• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
  Nothing I can think of, thanks in advance!