What is the best 13-14 inch Windows laptop under $700 for a student?
This depends on your major really. If you’re just going to write papers and not attempt to open Photoshop or heavy CAD software, then $700 might even be too much :)If you’d like to play 3d games, you’ll need something with a bit more kick and $700 just won’t cut it.Here is a guide that you might find useful, if you know your major: Student Computing Gear - Laptops for CollegeSince you’re looking for smaller laptops (13–14 inch range) and you’re on a budget, here’s another guide that’s written for 13 inch laptops under $500: 13-inch Budget Laptops for 2016The ZenBook you mentioned looks aesthetically pleasing and portable. So, depending on what you want to use it for, it’s seems like a reasonable choice.
Best gaming laptop for $2300 or under?
So far I have these that I'm thinking of, but not sure which one to get. I do play heavy games like Battlefield 4 and Assassin's Creed Black Flag. I need a laptop to handle anything I through at it on Ultra. Or get as close as possible. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231633 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834300207 http://www.amazon.com/Alienware-AM18XR2-7778BK-18-4-Inch-Anodized-Aluminum/dp/B00ANG3VY8#productDetails http://www.amazon.com/Alienware-BLACK-3920XM-3-8GHz-500GB/dp/B00971S3RK/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1398897491&sr=1-2&keywords=680m+sli So it seems like at battle between the 880m vs 770m SLI vs 680SLI. Cheaper does help, but if it degrades perfomance too much then I rather stick with my limit which is $2300.
Mac laptop or windows laptop?
Just be sure you get the correct hardware: -- Firewire 800 for fast copying to an external HDD, plus target disk mode. -- Thunderbolt for even faster (20 x USB 3.0 speed) copying, plus target display mode. -- Aluminum uni-body enclosure for durability. -- EFI firmware instead of BIOS (for faster boot time, and the option of running all software) If you get the correct hardware as above, it doesn't matter. Any computer company that doesn't give you the correct hardware is ripping you off. Don't pay for poor hardware. It should also have the option of running both Windows and OS X with no strange hacks. Any computer that has the ancient BIOS system instead of EFI will be a problem, so don't get tricked into buying some old-style hardware that has BIOS and can't easily run all software (All software means Windows 7, plus iMovie, iPhoto, Photo Booth, Face Time, GarageBand and iDVD. Don't get stuck with a computer that can't use all of this software.)
What intermediate to gaming laptop should I buy for around or just over $1000?
I would suggest to buy HP Pavilion dv7-4190us 17.3-Inch Laptop PC - Up to 5.25 Hours of Battery Life *Intel Core i7-720QM Processor (1.60GHz); 6GB DDR3 SDRAM memory (2 DIMM) (expandable to 8GB); 1TB (Terabyte 2x500GB 7200 RPM) hard drive; Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit *17.3 Inch diagonal High-Definition+ HP BrightView LED Display (1600 x 900), ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 switchable graphics with 1GB dedicated DDR3 memory up to 3738MB total graphics memory *External Ports: 5-in-1 memory card reader; 4 USB 2.0 (4th port shared with eSATA); 1 HDMI; 1 VGA (15-pin); 1 RJ -45 (LAN); 1 Headphone-out; 1 Microphone-in *LightScribe Technology Blu-ray/SuperMulti DVD Burner; Beats Audio and HP Triple Bass Reflex Subwoofer; Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN; Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n WLAN *Brushed aluminum finish; 101-key compatible with island-style full-size keyboard with integrated numeric keypad; HP Clickpad with On/Off button; HP TrueVision Webcam with integrated digital microphone; HP SimplePass with integrated fingerprint reader