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What is most important when buying a laptop?

20 Apr 2009 to 27 Apr 2009 You may have one, you may still be trying to find the perfect one, or you may have given up trying to use them as work machines. Assuming you were in the market, what features are important?

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(8) Price
(6) CListCtrl
(6) Screen Size
(3) Display
(3) Keyboard
(2) Cost
(2) Design
(2) Screen Resolution
(2) THE BLOODY KEYBOARD LAYOUT ... some of them really suck!
(2) Tablet
(1) Tablet form-factor / functionality
(1) That it is not an ACER Aspire
(1) The keyboard layout
(1) The keyboard layout - not needing FN for simple nav
(1) The Look
(1) The screen resolution
(1) the tApple logo
(1) thermal design (includes noise), free of particular (most recent) OS obligation
(1) usability (keyboard, touchbpad, display)
(1) Who cares about laptops at all :)
(1) WiaLib.dll
(1) Window XP
(1) www.sony ericsson p990i fellash
(1) Screen Resolution (+ non glossy screen preferred)
(1) Screen resolution (15.4" Widescreen - 1920x1200)
(1) Desktop Replacememt 17' -20" screen
(1) CPianoCtrl
(1) DEDICATED GRAPHICS CARD
(1) compatibility with linux
(1) compatibility with OS and softwares
(1) Screen size and graphics resolution
(1) screen size and keyboard
(1) Screen size and resolution
(1) Serial port
(1) sexy outfit
(1) spped of the hard disc
(1) SSD
(1) price and durability
(1) Price vs. Power
(1) PRICE!!!
(1) Quality
(1) screen
(1) Screen quality & resolution
(1) Screen quality, even backlight, accurate colors
(1) 4:3 screen to fit projector, low reflection, close to normal keyboard
(1) a MAC
(1) ALL
(1) all of the above but security
(1) Any and all - it depends on your needs and your budget
(1) Appearance
(1) As few "extra software" as possible
(1) Bang For Buck - It's only a damn laptop
(1) Can it run OS X? :-)
(1) CHEAP
(1) check the screen whether there is any dead or stuck pixel or not. If it is, do not buy that laptop
(1) Keyboard feel, price, and operating system (i.e., NOT VISTA!!!)
(1) keyboard size
(1) Kind of OS system
(1) life-span
(1) Look
(1) Matte screen
(1) Modular components. Ie. dvd, harddisk etc should be replacable.
(1) monitor resolution
(1) Must be a Mac!
(1) Must be able to handle a drop from out 3rd Floor office
(1) No Vista
(1) Non-reflective screen
(1) Not buying one
(1) Not too hot
(1) numeric keyboard
(1) Pen / Touch
(1) Pretty much all of the above!
(1) Display resolution
(1) display size
(1) Display size and resolution.
(1) Display size/resolution, keyboard layout
(1) Docking Station capability
(1) Does it have anything other than Vista Home Premium
(1) Ergonomics
(1) Getting rid of the preinstalled crapload
(1) good display (no glare!)
(1) good Display (non glare type display)
(1) graphics
(1) Graphics Card
(1) Hate those things
(1) HEAT
(1) heat dissipation
(1) How & what you plan to use it for
(1) how long i can use it
(1) http://asimo.posadzdrzewo.pl/
(1) I buy for useful life. I don't buy what is just good, I buy to handle future needs (Processor, Memory, Video)
(1) It should be as silent as possible, no noise.
(1) It's a MacBook Pro!!