$500 First Laptop buy in 5 years

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General Questions

1) What is your budget?
$500-900

2) What size notebook would you prefer?
d. Mainstream; 15" - 16"

3) Where will you buying this notebook? You can select the flag of your country as an indicator.
USA, WILL BE BUYING FROM Amazon.com as I have a $400 gift card

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?

No preference

5) Would you consider laptops that are refurbished/redistributed?
Yes, if still full warranty

6) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?

Office work, bookkeeping, MS Office, Web, Photo organization and minor editing (no photoshop),

Some gaming mostly old Real Time Startegy games like Rome Total War, would like to play the new Rome Total War 2 game.

7) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both?

Both

8) Will you be playing games on your notebook? If so, please state which games or types of games?

Yes, Real Time Startegy.

Civilization, Rome Total War

9) How many hours of battery life do you need?

Not huge issue, whatever is reasonable

10) Would you prefer to see the notebooks you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK?

Amazon.com; No need to see in store

11) What OS do you prefer? Windows (Windows 7 / 8), Mac OS, Linux, etc.

Windows

Screen Specifics

12) From the choices below, what screen resolution(s) would you prefer? Keep in mind screen size in conjunction with resolution will play a large role in overall viewing comfort level. Everyone is different. Some like really small text, while others like their text big and easy to read. (Scroll down to see screen resolution information.)

13) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen? (Scroll down to see explanations.)

No preference will be doing a lot of work in MS Office and Excel

Build Quality and Design

14) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?

Not too much

15) When are you buying this laptop?

ASAP

16) How long do you want this laptop to last?

Just want a quality product for the price

Notebook Components

17) How much hard drive space do you need? Do you want a SSD drive?

Good storage size for price, probably no need for SSD

18) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD Burner, Blu-ray Reader or Blu-Ray Burner?

No

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$500 First Laptop buy in 5 years