# Possibly looking at new laptop **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 4, 2012, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-looking-at-new-laptop/611713 "2012-02-04T01:54:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mdcastle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2012, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-looking-at-new-laptop/611713/1 "2012-02-04T01:54:07Z")
My present laptop the firmware controlling the backlight it starting to fail, so I’ve been looking at my options. I’d like something under $600 and I plan to do no gaming of any kind on it. I get the idea that my idea of a perfect laptop doesn’t exist so I thought I’d see if anyone has some ideas. My list: Mandatory: 15" screen Highly Desirable: Some way of illuminating the keyboard (backlight, thinklight, etc) Price under $600 Something that doesn’t look like it came straight out of a business conference room. Numeric keypad Desirable Matte surface or something else that doesn’t collect fingerprints. 2 pin power supply. Matte screen. Indicator lights on top rather than front or sides. Windows 7 64 bit. I’d have a preferrence against Toshiba, who I hate as a company, and Sony, who made the failing laptop I have now, and who I’ve had bad luck with their products in general unless one of these companies make the best option for me. I also hav