General Questions
1) What is your budget?
1200 or less
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
c. Mainstream; 15″ – 16″ screen
d. Desktop Replacement; 17″+ screen
3) Please select your country’s flag as a post icon and tell us what country are you buying this in.
USA
4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don’t like?
Nope
5) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
College stuff, hopefully BF2142???
6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
Taking
7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
Battlefield Series, RTS’s
How many hours of battery life do you need?
Probably 3, but more is better
9) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
No
10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc.
XP/Vista is fine
Screen Specifics
11) Would you prefer standard or widescreen?
Either
12) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
Uh… How about the best resolution for the price? 
13) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
I *think* I like glossy
Build Quality and Design
14) Are the notebook’s looks and stylishness important to you?
Not really, nothing TOO ugly.
15) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
Before the end of summer; 2 to 4 years.
Notebook Components
16) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 200GB?
Uhh enough for college stuff. 100?
17) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD-ROM, DVD-CD/RW or DVD-RW drive?
I am looking for a Laptop that is around 500 / 600 that will play games such as Call of Duty 4 and others like that. I just want a nice laptop that is neat, runs well and has a nice graphics card with a good bit of memory. Any suggestions would be very welcome!!
Here are the specs for AoC id like it to meet reccomended reqs if possible
Minimum
Disk Drive : Quad-speed (4x) DVD-ROM drive
Hard Drive Space : 30 GB
Operating System : Windows XP/Vista
Processor : Pentium 4/Athlon XP or better: 3 GHz
RAM : 1 GB
Video Card : 128 MB DirectX 9.0c Graphics Card with Shader 2.0 support (NVIDIA GeForce 6800+ / ATI Radeon 9800+)
Recommended
Disk Drive : Quad-speed (4x) DVD-ROM drive
Hard Drive Space : 30 GB
Operating System : Windows Vista
Processor : Core 2 Duo E6600 or equivalent
RAM : 2 GB
Video Card : 512 MB DirectX 9.0c Graphics Card with Shader 2.0 support (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX or equivalent)
Notebook Battery Life
list of netbook battery time for your reference.
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Netbook Model
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Capacity Rate:
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Battery Life (hours: minutes)
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MSI Wind U115 Hybrid
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11.1V/5100mAh
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6:56
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ASUS Eee PC 1000HD
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7.4V/6600mAh
|
4:12
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ASUS Eee PC 901
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7.4V/6600mAh
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3:59
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11.1V/4400mAh
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3:40
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ASUS Eee PC 1000H
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7.4V/6600mAh
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3:33
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ASUS N10J
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11.1V/4800mAh
|
3:05
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11.1V/2142mAh
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3:05
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7.4V/4900mAh
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2:41
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11.1V/2200mAh
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2:19
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Toshiba NB100
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11.1V/2200mAh
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2:14
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11.1V/2342mAh
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2:05
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Lenovo IdeaPad S10
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11.1V/2522mAh
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1:55
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Dell Inspiron Mini 12
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14.4V/2200mAh
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1:47
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