need purchase advice for laptop

[gA]

My desktop was 'up to snuff' 4 years ago.. It was assembled by a
local computer store no longer in business. I have never owned a
laptop and would like some advice on a reliable machine, fast, and
good quality. My desktop will continue to help me with music/video
editing and with all photo processing that I enjoy working with.

I would like to spend no more than $1,000. I know that there will
be a lot of individual decisions I have to make on the different
components, but is there a minimum 'must have' boundary that will
carry me through for the next few years? Thank you for any advice
you can provide.
- gA

 

[Bob Villa]

On Aug 3, 11:11 pm, gA <rea...@ualberta.net> wrote:
> My desktop was 'up to snuff' 4 years ago.. It was assembled by a
> local computer store no longer in business. I have never owned a
> laptop and would like some advice on a reliable machine, fast, and
> good quality. My desktop will continue to help me with music/video
> editing and with all photo processing that I enjoy working with.
>
> I would like to spend no more than $1,000. I know that there will
> be a lot of individual decisions I have to make on the different
> components, but is there a minimum 'must have' boundary that will
> carry me through for the next few years? Thank you for any advice
> you can provide.
> - gA

Some like this...or a similar Lenovo

Alienware M11x Core i7 11.6" Notebook 4GB, 320GB, and Windows 7 Home
Premium

$1,293 $1,099 Free Shipping After Coupon at Dell_home Dell Home posted
about 21 hours ago

Use Dell Home coupon code ?8CN$RJ?W5TQ0C during checkout.

Dell has this Alienware M11x Core i7 Notebook on sale for $1,099 after
$194 instant savings. Use Dell coupon ?8CN$RJ?W5TQ0C to receive free
shipping.

System Specs:

* Overclockable Core i7 640UM 2.266GHz
* Windows 7 Home Premium
* 4GB DDR3 RAM
* 320GB HDD
* Nvidia GeForce GT 335M 1GB
* 11.6" 1366x768 LCD
* 802.11 a/b/g/n
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...gc=CJ&cid=24471&acd=10550055-249294-996426352

 

[gA]

Thanks, Bob. I know it's a difficult question, but your answer will
give me a starting point... Cheers.
- gA

Bob Villa wrote:
> On Aug 3, 11:11 pm, gA <rea...@ualberta.net> wrote:
>> My desktop was 'up to snuff' 4 years ago.. It was assembled by a
>> local computer store no longer in business. I have never owned a
>> laptop and would like some advice on a reliable machine, fast, and
>> good quality. My desktop will continue to help me with music/video
>> editing and with all photo processing that I enjoy working with.
>>
>> I would like to spend no more than $1,000. I know that there will
>> be a lot of individual decisions I have to make on the different
>> components, but is there a minimum 'must have' boundary that will
>> carry me through for the next few years? Thank you for any advice
>> you can provide.
>> - gA
>
> Some like this...or a similar Lenovo
>
> Alienware M11x Core i7 11.6" Notebook 4GB, 320GB, and Windows 7 Home
> Premium
>
> $1,293 $1,099 Free Shipping After Coupon at Dell_home Dell Home posted
> about 21 hours ago
>
> Use Dell Home coupon code ?8CN$RJ?W5TQ0C during checkout.
>
> Dell has this Alienware M11x Core i7 Notebook on sale for $1,099 after
> $194 instant savings. Use Dell coupon ?8CN$RJ?W5TQ0C to receive free
> shipping.
>
> System Specs:
>
> * Overclockable Core i7 640UM 2.266GHz
> * Windows 7 Home Premium
> * 4GB DDR3 RAM
> * 320GB HDD
> * Nvidia GeForce GT 335M 1GB
> * 11.6" 1366x768 LCD
> * 802.11 a/b/g/n
> http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...gc=CJ&cid=24471&acd=10550055-249294-996426352