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[UnknownSoldier]

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Spec Me! Questionnaire
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1) What's your budget and in which Currency?
My friend is looking for a Laptop, in and around the 200 pounds mark in GBP (£)

2) When are you going to buy your PC?
He would like to buy it before November.

3) What is your computer type?
a. Desktop
b. HTPC Media PC
c. Workstation
d. Server
e. Laptop
F. Net book
G. Tablet


4) What's the main purpose of the PC?
- If it's gaming, please indicate what resolution you're playing the games at and which games you want to play the most.
- If it isn't gaming, indicate other purposes.
From his own reply -> 'for course work , music, internet lol just casual home use'

5) When do you intend to upgrade your PC?
N/A

6) Do you want to keep any component that you already own?
- If so, specify which component you have and ignore the question about it.
N/A

7) Do you prefer any brand or manufacturer (Intel/AMD, NVidia/ATI, Asus/Gigabyte,...)?
- If so, specify why.
A reputable manufacturer with a good track record and holds a decent warranty length.

8) Are you going to overclock?
No.

9) Where are you going to buy the components from? Do you have any preference over some store?
Any store within the UK would be great, Scan.co.uk would be even better as I could save him money on P&P.

10) Will you be assembling the system yourself or will it come pre-built?
It will come pre-built.

11) Do you have any configuration in mind?
- If so, specify your choices and explain them. You can then erase all the question below.
- If you don't, keep on.
None in mind.

12) Processor
a. Green Low Power
b. Price/Performance (Bang for the buck)
c. Performance
Price for the performance recieved - b.

13) Motherboard
a. ATX / mATX / ITX
b. Crossfire / SLI capability
N/A

14) Graphics card
a. On Board
b. Single card
c. Crossfire / SLI
d. Single card configurations but planning on Crossfire / SLI in the future
If possible an independant card for that slight graphics boost in certain future applications that he may use.

15) Storage
a. 1 drive (Indicate capacity)
b. 2 drives (Indicate capacities)
c. RAID (Indicate which RAID array)
d. SSD
A. I'd say in and around 200 GB.

16) Optical Drives
a. DVD writer
b. Blu-ray player
c. Blu-ray writer
d. External optical device
A.

17) Power supply
a. Make sure it has the required wattage for your particular setup
b. Become future proof, if you're planning on upgrading your system, you may need a higher wattage PSU.
N/A

18) Computer case and cooling methods
a. Air cooling / water-cooling (which heatsink, fans or loop components are you looking forward to get)
c. Light and easy to carry case (optimal for LAN systems)
d. Stylish case (Indicate which style of cases you like the most)
N/A

19) Do you need any special connectivity?
a. Wireless
b. eSATA
c. FireWire
d. HDMI
e. Optical sound output
Wireless is a must.

20) Does the budget include any peripherals?
a. Monitor (Indicate the size, response time, resolution,...)
b. Keyboard (Specify if you want a gaming / home theater / normal one)
c. Mouse
d. Speakers / Headset
No peripherals are needed.

21) Do you need an operative system?
a. If so, which one?
b. No, you may already have one laying around (specify which one).
The laptop chosen should have the OS on it already if possible.

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[UnknownSoldier]

Bump.

[Challenger]

You won't get anything bar a netbook realistically for £200. Even then the netbook would be low-mid.

Larry just bought a great deal from Scan - I believe it was about £350... I'll try get him to confirm which one it is... £350 is probably the minimum you'd want to spend on a laptop

[Honey Badger]

You should be able to get a laptop similar to the one I got here in the U.S. for $350 for about 200 pounds give or take.

Try checking out Toshiba with an AMD processor. They're not the fastest or best in the world, but they are fine for net browsing and general application use, and they're cheap but sturdy.