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What is your maximum budget? ~$850

What country are you in? USA

What will be the uses of this laptop? School, occasional light gaming.

Do you have brand loyalty or care which brands we select for you? Nope

What screen size do you require? 14" or smaller

What screen resolution do you require? 1600x900 or better

Are you looking to buy NEW or would refurbished/recertified/used be okay? New or refurbished with warranty.

How long should the battery last? (Under optimal conditions, no movies/games/heavy internet) Must last 4hr through classes

What games would you like to play with your laptop? And on what settings?

What operating system do you need? (if any) Windows 7

Is there a certain style of laptop you want? (aluminum, black, gaming, etc.) Not looking for anything flashy, aluminum is nice but not necessary.

How much hard drive space do you need? 320gb plus, would be willing to sacrifice space if it had a ssd.

Do you need any special hardware? (blue ray, webcam, specialty ports, etc.) Nope.

Is there anything else we need to know?


I'm selling my y470 mainly because I want something with a higher resolution. I have found a 13.3 Vaio SA with i5 and 6630m that would fit my needs that would cost a little over $800 by the time I bought more ram. The samsung series 7 is also a nice looking laptop but newegg is now out of stock. The main thing I like about the vaio over the series 7 is the better video card but that's not a deal breaker. If you guys have any other options I'd love to hear them.
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Not exactly 14"> but not a bad deal.

I ended up ordering a Vaio SA should be here tomorrow.
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Hard DriveCoolingOSMonitor
Raptor Megahalems Windows 7 64-bit Catleap Q270 
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