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LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US: $4000 USD or $5500 CAD.
• Are you open to refurbs/used? No.
• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life? Best build quality available
• How important is weight and thinness to you? Prefer lighter weight
• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 14"
• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Lightroom, Bluebeam, large PDFs
• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Minesweeper 😉
• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Must have good keyboard, backlit. Needs a good camera, mic and speakers for meetings.
• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I'm coming from a MacBook Pro 14". Long time MacBook Pro user (since 2006). I need Windows for work on a non-Apple machine. Looking for the best quality laptop out there that isn't Apple. I need good speakers, good microphone and camera for video calls. I replace my laptops even 5-7 years.
• This will be mostly for work (Outlook, Teams, viewing some CAD files, navigating large PDFs (drawings), and web apps).
• I tend to keep a lot of apps and windows open on my computer
• *** Note that I am a trackpad user. Can't stand using a mouse. Unfortunately I haven't experienced any good trackpad on a Windows machine. If you know of one, please mention it.***