What is the best laptop for me?

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I'm 16 going into my senior year. I'm planning on going to school for journalism and want a portable fast laptop. I've done my research but cannot find the perfect one.

Things I'd need to be able to do:
Presentations
Gaming (Diablo 3, Stsrcraft 2, Battlefield 3)
Extensive research
Video Editing
iTunes
Webcam
Fast Processor and high graphics card
Price range: 1700 or less

Links and answers will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Answer
Check out for ASUS G75VW-AS71 17.3-Inch Laptop
Intel Core i7 2.7 GHz Processor 2.3GHz
16 GB DIMM
750 GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
17.3-Inch ScreenNvidia GT 660M 2G GDDR5

How good are the Compaq Presario Laptops? Anyone who works at Best Buy and sells computers know?

Lisa Lisa

Does anyone know if they have a lot of breakdowns or defects? I want to buy a laptop at Best Buy with my Best Buy card, and I saw a Compaq Presario with a 17 inch screen, but I don't want a brand that has lots of failures or one that seems to be returned often.
Specifically it is Model: A931NR
at Best Buy- anyone have any feedback about it?

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Get the model numer, and google the fool out of it for reviews. Technical, and user. I have one of the V2000 series, and its been a great lil machine. Mediocre reviews. It took a 26" drop to the floor and didn't miss a beat. Thats solid! Or lucky..... Compaqs are basicall the same as HP now. They are just one big company. Very lil diff between any of the products. On a laptop, my advice would be to get the one with the absolute best video that your pocket will allow. Thats the one area where most laptop owners suffer some regret. Any new windows laptop will likely come with Vista. So make sure you 'test drive' it before buying it. Steer clear of Celeron processors. They sell Acers there that are great.. as well as Sony. Nice but I prefer others. The AMD Turion 64s are good machines. Not total speed demons, but great at the price point.
Edit: The 931? A good solid machine. Not a lot of reviews out there yet. This is their 17" target model designed as a price point leader in big stores.

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Are 17 inch laptops to big to carry around?

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Mike G

The laptop I want is 17 inch, is that to big for a college student?

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Depends on what you're using it for. If its just for writing papers and things and carrying around in class, I would go for a smaller size, such as a 13' macbook. If you're going to use it for designing, video editing, or going to spend extensive amounts of time on the computer, I'd go with the 17' macbook pro.
Hope it all goes well!
-akipper96

Can someone offer insight on a good laptop?

The Disint

I'm looking to buy a new laptop and I haven't used anything but Mac for over three years. I know Toshiba makes a decent laptop but what about these Samsung laptops? What are the top PC brands for laptops these days? I do a lot of video editing (hobby) so I need at least 6GB Memory to handle HD video. I have a 2TB external Hard Drive so the hard drive space on the computer doesn't need to be enormous. Any suggestions and links?
Not looking to spend more than like $800 for a laptop.

Answer
I found some and you can choose any one from these. I would recommend getting you HP Pavilion DV8 but I guess HP aren't making laptops anymore(rumor). Toshiba laptops are okay but the model of most of those looks pale and almost same. I don't have any experience with Samsung Laptop so I have no idea about it. However my friend has some Samsung Netbook and it is working flawless since a year. Asus laptops are #1 selling on most of the countries according to the internet and provided data from the sellers. They also make awesome ones. My wife has Asus Republic Of Gamers laptop and it can handle any games and applications along with multitasking without any lag.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-3-NP305V5A-A04US-15-6-Inch-Laptop/dp/B005OKPSTE/ref=sr_1_15?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1329406719&sr=1-15

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-NP305E7A-A01US-17-3-Inch-Laptop-Silver/dp/B006MX0WAW/ref=sr_1_21?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1329406719&sr=1-21

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-NP700Z5A-S09US-15-6-Inch-Laptop-Silver/dp/B006PAAMA2/ref=sr_1_19?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1329406719&sr=1-19

http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Gamers-G74SX-AH71-17-3-Inch-Gaming/dp/B005UUS6MO/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1329407037&sr=1-1

You can explore Amazon.com and see what you want. Also read customer reviews to make a decent decision.

Good luck with the purchase.

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Are 17 inch laptops to big to carry around?

best 17 inch laptop for video editing image

Mike G

The laptop I want is 17 inch, is that to big for a college student?

Answer
Depends on what you're using it for. If its just for writing papers and things and carrying around in class, I would go for a smaller size, such as a 13' macbook. If you're going to use it for designing, video editing, or going to spend extensive amounts of time on the computer, I'd go with the 17' macbook pro.
Hope it all goes well!
-akipper96

Can someone offer insight on a good laptop?

The Disint

I'm looking to buy a new laptop and I haven't used anything but Mac for over three years. I know Toshiba makes a decent laptop but what about these Samsung laptops? What are the top PC brands for laptops these days? I do a lot of video editing (hobby) so I need at least 6GB Memory to handle HD video. I have a 2TB external Hard Drive so the hard drive space on the computer doesn't need to be enormous. Any suggestions and links?
Not looking to spend more than like $800 for a laptop.

Answer
I found some and you can choose any one from these. I would recommend getting you HP Pavilion DV8 but I guess HP aren't making laptops anymore(rumor). Toshiba laptops are okay but the model of most of those looks pale and almost same. I don't have any experience with Samsung Laptop so I have no idea about it. However my friend has some Samsung Netbook and it is working flawless since a year. Asus laptops are #1 selling on most of the countries according to the internet and provided data from the sellers. They also make awesome ones. My wife has Asus Republic Of Gamers laptop and it can handle any games and applications along with multitasking without any lag.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-3-NP305V5A-A04US-15-6-Inch-Laptop/dp/B005OKPSTE/ref=sr_1_15?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1329406719&sr=1-15

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-NP305E7A-A01US-17-3-Inch-Laptop-Silver/dp/B006MX0WAW/ref=sr_1_21?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1329406719&sr=1-21

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-NP700Z5A-S09US-15-6-Inch-Laptop-Silver/dp/B006PAAMA2/ref=sr_1_19?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1329406719&sr=1-19

http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Gamers-G74SX-AH71-17-3-Inch-Gaming/dp/B005UUS6MO/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1329407037&sr=1-1

You can explore Amazon.com and see what you want. Also read customer reviews to make a decent decision.

Good luck with the purchase.

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