USA - $1200-ish

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:
  $1200 USD
• Are you open to refurbs/used?
  No
• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
  (1) Performance/speed (2) battery life
• How important is weight and thinness to you?
  somewhat
• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
  Approximately 15 inches
• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
  No-- primarily using Microsoft Remote Desktop
• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
  Not gaming
• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
  Good keyboard, and I want it to last awhile
• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
  This is primarily to work remotely on. I currently have a MacBook Air, but think a PC would be better because of the Microsoft desktop. But I know nothing about PCs! Helppp