New laptop

I bought a new laptop yesterday as the Chromebook keep on failing me. My CR-48 inconstant wifi card problem, I couldn't deal with it any more. Sometimes, I was taking note in classroom, the wifi would stop and since I always use Google Doc to take note, the Google Doc would switch to offline mode which I cannot take note at all. It is very problematic. When that happen, I have to open another tab and open a offline note taking app within Chrome. It can be use offline which is great but the functionality wise, it is not so good. Took me couple week to finally landed on a laptop that I thought it is good and battery that last long.

I have a Dell XPS m1330 laptop at home. It is 13 inch which is perfect for its size to bring any where I want. It is light too. Its problem is battery. It only last little less than 2 hours. When I use it at home, it is no problem because I can charge it anytime I want but in school it is different story. I have to worry about its battery life and keep it to 100% before any class start. It is very troublesome.

As I figure, I need a laptop with a modern spec, not over price and last me the whole day of school which generally require a battery life of 7 to 9 hours. Took me a while to find a laptop like that. At first I was thinking get a Macbook Air. It is light and last pretty long. My friend bought one and install window 7 on it to use for his school. He said it is good, fast, and very portable. The battery life is good enough for him to last the whole day but the price is different story. It costs $1000+. That is not option for me. It just too expensive for its cost. Took me a while but I finally found a laptop that suited for me. Acer Aspire TimelineX AS3830T-6870 is a laptop that is low price, modern spec and last for 9 hours. The main spec I look for when I bought this laptop is the CPU and the battery as everything else can be lower. The CPU is Intel i5 dual core with 2.4 Ghz and battery life of 9 hours as I said before. It came with window 7 home edition. I have the professional edition at home, I can upgrade it or leave it the way it is. I bought this laptop for $663.71 in newegg.com. I also look at Amazon's price, at first I thought Amazon's price would be cheaper since on the website it only cost around 620 but when in check out with tax, the tax alone is $55 and the final cost is around $677. I made that it is better to buy it from newegg and save me at least $10. The review for this laptop can read here.