Hello, I'm looking to get the best bang for my buck on a light gaming laptop computer. What I mean by light gaming is games like Don't Starve, Minecraft, Spelunky, FTL, etc.., games that don't really need a whole lot of processing power to play (I'm not looking for a laptop to play Battlefield with). About 80% of what I will be doing with this laptop is surfing the web, watching videos, and typing up documents, with the other 20% being gaming. I'm working within the 500 to 700 USD range. Here are some requirements/preferences I have when it comes to laptop computers:
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- It must have a good battery life for mundane tasks like surfing the internet and typing up documents for work, at least 5 hours of battery life, but preferably more. (I will have it plugged in with the battery taken out for whenever I want to game with it.)
- It must be lightweight and portable. The laptop I'm used to using weighs about 5 lbs and I'm pretty comfortable with that weight, although I understand that higher quality gaming laptops do tend to weigh more.
- I don't really care about the speaker quality because I usually use headphones when playing games or watching videos, etc...
- As for screen size, right now I'm using a laptop with 14" Screen size at 1366 x 768 and I'm pretty comfortable with it. Obviously, larger screen sizes and higher resolutions would be good, but not required.
- For storage I'd like at least 250GB of space, the more the better. I don't really need a SSD for a laptop either, plus that would just raise the price.
- I would like to buy new, as buying used or "refurbished" electronics always scares the living hell out of me, so unless I can find a really really good deal, I'll always want to buy new.
- I don't really care to have a touchscreen, as I probably wouldn't use it at all and it would just jack the price up.
- I want a decent keyboard and touchpad layout because I will not be using a keyboard and mouse with it most of the time.
- Windows 7 is my preference because I don't find Windows 8 to be at all attractive. (But I can adapt if the deal is good enough)
Thank You for your Input!