I need a laptop to bring with me to college. Any suggestions?
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Speed is overrated, as you can't type faster than a Pentium 90 MHz CPU, unless you want to play game.  Same thing about memory unless you games are important.  256MB is plenty for most typical needs.  Your connection speed is more important. Lots of people like the Macs, but the market is far larger for Windows based PCs.  All the new ones have wifi and most have DVD-CDRW.  IBM and Toshiba are the best PC based laptops.  Now size is major.  Laptops weight between 4 to 10 pounds.  All the major manufacturers have products in that price range.  I like the latest from IBM the model T60.  However, they are expensive.
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Get the 17" MacBook Pro, with 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo. And, it's only one inch thin.\n\nUnbelievably fast, incredibly beautiful. Only a Mac.\n\nPlus, it runs Windows
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Your question is very common, and this is what I have been telling all my friends when they want to buy a laptop:\n\n1. What are you gonna do with it? Typing papers, playing video games, editing audio/video, email, browsing internet?\n\n2. Based on your answer above, you can start looking what kind of laptop that suit best for your need\n\n3. When looking, make sure you consider the following:\n\n- Quality and support are number 1. I assume you are gonna use it for awhile. So you need "a tool" you can count on to get your job done anytime, anywhere\n\n- minimum hardware specs:\n\na. While some offer Celeron processor for budget oriented people, I recommend you at least get Pentium 4 or Pentium Centrino (if you need internet wireless capability)\n\nb. RAM at minimum of 512 MB\nc. Hard disk at min of 40 GB\nd. Windows XP\ne. Microsoft Office for student edition (if you are)\nf. Ethernet adapter (which is usually already built in)\n\nThe rest of configuration is up to you and...your budget :D\n\nHope it helps...
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Depends on what you are majoring in.  Photo and Video editing everyone uses a Apple.  Dell if you plan on doing something else.
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A refurb from Apple. You probably still would qualify for student discount.\nhttp://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=D8593B5A&nclm=CertifiedMac\n\nAs for accessories, adding on to the previous answer. \nUSB Flashdrive\nA USB mini mouse\nDefinitely a Notebook Lock like Kensington's MicroSaver DS
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Personally I recommend Toshiba laptops. They have multiple makes (Satellite and Qosimo among others) and variations of each to fit your budget. [See the link below]\n\nSome extra information: on any laptop, what to watch out for is if the AC power port is on the rear of the laptop, be careful not to tilt the base backwards when opening the screen. This can bend the cord and result in the the port becoming detached internally. That's why no matter what laptop you decide to purchase, I highly recommend spending the extra on a good extended warranty.
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a tape recorder\n\nyou can live without a laptop\nget a tape recorder so you dont forget things during lectures
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It's an interesting topic, one to get student's thinking.\n\nI can see a laptop being useful, not the other items.\n\nI plan on going back to school and want to buy a laptop for a few reasons. One, taking notes cramps my hand severely (carpal tunnel acts up with a lot of writing). I can type way faster than I can write, with no hand cramps.  I also need to do research papers, and again, taking notes in the library is time consuming and hand cramping.  \n\nI also plan on taking online classes, and having a laptop will let me log in and take the classes at home, in the library or when I travel.  My desktop computer gets used by other family members, is not portable, so I need my very own computer.\n\nSince all papers need to be typed, a computer of one's own is very, very useful. \n\nYes, you can do all the above without a computer, and when I went through school and got my BA in the years, bc (before computer), I used a typewriter and had to retype things, splice them together, type again, use whiteout, cut and paste using scissors and glue (literally).  The computer makes all that obsolete.\n\nLaptop, definately. \n\nipod?  nah.  just put music on the computer. and buy a computer that plays dvd movies too.\n\ndistracting?  Anything can be distracting, even something like your own thoughts. Distractions will always be available, it's a matter of self-discipline.\n\n\nHave fun with your paper.
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Emachines will be a bum. I am getting a dell. My sister has a HP Laptop and it is OK. I heard a lot of great stuff about a Compaq. I still would take a dell
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Check TigerDirect.com\nThey have good prices on laptops and such.
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I've had Dell, Gateway & a Think Pad by IBM.  \n\nThey are all pretty good.  How about an Apple?  I hear rave reviews regarding the Apple.\n\nGood luck..........study hard & have FUN!\n\n:-)
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I have one, a G35-600 and love it.  I bought it because I wanted a desktop replacement.  Yeah its big, yeah its powerful, yeah its fast.  Battery life isn't that great and it's heavier that most others out there.  If you're going to be lugging the thing on airplanes all the time I'd say no.  But I take to and from the office with me and its fine.  I bought the Toshiba backpack that will hold it and just put my Ipaq and everything else in there with it.
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Go with the laptop.  It has just as much power as a desktop and is easier to maintain.  The mobility of a laptop is another plus.  You can use it as a CD and DVD player where ever you are.  They are easy to network and most colleges are wifi equipped so they can be used anywhere.  I have two laptops and a desktop and rarely use the desktop.
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You should get a Dell Inspiron. I have one, and it's great!\n\nhttp://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1777825,00.asp
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Laptop..cool , I need one too I think, I was searching for laptops " notebooks" at http://astore.amazon.com/goodmanzone-20 \nI think I have seen a couple of notebooks at lower than $700 there\nthe best part is that this store is almost in any place you think of.
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Dell Inspiron or Toshiba lapotops are a good buy. But as someone rightly said; its a mix of your budget and computing needs.
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You aren't an economics major, are you?  People don't give away $375 worth of software (what is costs those of us who are no longer in school) on laptops they're selling for $500.\n\nBTW, laptops are so expensive, people usually don't sell them until they are broken, or sorely outdated.  I'd look around in the sale papers on Sundays until you find one that's got at least a 1.5ghz Celeron M or faster processor.  You probably should go to/call your college bookstore, they may very well have a good deal or two.\n\nAlso, you'll want to add a 512MB So-DIMM (notebook memory) to whatever you buy, because 256MB is just enough to boot into Windows these days.  Newegg has them at really good prices: http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/SubCategory.asp?SubCategory=381  Just make sure that the laptop you pick out has all of the features you are looking for, because it's not possible to add anything other than memory to a laptop.