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What is most important when buying a laptop?   [Edit]

Survey period: 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?

OptionVotes% 
Power and Specs (CPU, memory etc)1,10681.50
Battery life71552.69
Size / weight55540.90
Expandability / upgradability19414.30
Reliability60544.58
Number and types of ports (USB,30022.11
Accessories (802.11n, In-built DVD, webcam etc)31823.43
Security (biometrics, included security software etc)654.79
Customer service and/or brand reputation33124.39
Other1077.89
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%

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GeneralRe: Disk speed. Pin
Yusuf20-Apr-09 4:44
Yusuf20-Apr-09 4:44 
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toxcct22-Apr-09 4:41
toxcct22-Apr-09 4:41 
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Sarvesvara (BVKS) Dasa23-Apr-09 0:43
Sarvesvara (BVKS) Dasa23-Apr-09 0:43 
GeneralPrice Pin
Indivara19-Apr-09 18:43
professionalIndivara19-Apr-09 18:43 
GeneralRe: Price Pin
Viral Upadhyay19-Apr-09 19:15
Viral Upadhyay19-Apr-09 19:15 
JokeRe: Price Pin
Squirrel Hacker20-Apr-09 1:04
Squirrel Hacker20-Apr-09 1:04 
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Viral Upadhyay20-Apr-09 2:20
Viral Upadhyay20-Apr-09 2:20 
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W Balboos, GHB20-Apr-09 1:35
W Balboos, GHB20-Apr-09 1:35 
Absolutely!

One uses a laptop only because it's inconvenient (at the time and place) to use something better.

Best Use for a Laptop? Tapping into someone else's broadband and connecting to countless torrents for illegal downloads.











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