What's the best laptop computer for college?
I’m going to college this fall and I would like to know what laptop computer is the best for all of needs for school and internet access.
( If you can, could you please add a website so i can look at my options? Thanks)
DELL or Hp.
Let me Explain.
Dell, Computers are like the best computers to purchase for business and healthcare, but they to me are not as compact and strong to support in college. Say you were walking down the hallway and close your backpack, but not all the way, you computer might break, even though their are some warrenty on it, for 3 years, not a long time, I would say to get a :
HP
or
IBM
or
Sony
It’s your choice, maybe a dell, maybe a IBM, check it out
Mac.
Having a UNIX BSD base, OSX is a far more stable and secure system, and not prone to viruses. And for those who still insist on quoting that tired old myth about market share and viruses: UNIX varients are the most widely used operating systems outside the home, yet they suffer none of what windows suffers.
For some inexplicable reason, PC people seem to have the odd idea that Macs are only good for graphics. A little reasoning here. Graphics are the single most operation intensive procedure any computer can perform, and Macs do it well because they have serious process operation ability. All that other junk a PC does, a Mac does without even breathing hard.
Apple does NOT make all the software for Macs. They make the operating system, the iLife suite (bundled with Macs), and a couple of others. I use Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Dreamweaver, Acrobat Pro), MS Office (Word, Excel, etc), and a smattering of other apps for my work. It is true you can’t walk into Best Buy and find Mac Apps, but you can go into Fry’s, CompUSA, and of course any Apple Store. Mac apps are available online by the thousands. I have the same apps at home, plus a few dozen games, including the best sellers.
They’re very easy to upgrade, and come with pretty good hardware out of the box. The kind of set-up most PCs upgrade to. If you were to configure a Dell to the same specs as an iMac or MacPro, and add comparable software that Apple includes, that Dell would cost a little more than the Mac. You get what you pay for.
Peripherals are plug and play, and yes, Mac’s come with multi-function mice now. They’re dead easy to upgrade, and there are hundreds of periferals and upgrades available for many, many companies.
Macs can have multiple operating systems loaded. You can be running in native OSX, and run windowze through parallels (we have one at work doing this) so we can used the ONE PC app we need, that isn’t available for a Mac (Publisher).
I’ve used both systems. Windowze is clunky and bloated by comparison. A pain in the cyber-butt.
The next Mac OS, OS 10.5 "Leopard" will be out this fall. Apple moved all of their software engineers over to the iPhone project to get it out in June. Plus, as a college student, you’ll get a free iPod Nano if you buy soon.
Apple innovates. MS Imitates.
You should get a Toshiba Satellite M65-S9092 for college.
I recommend HP or Apple. HP’s usually last a bit longer than dells and they are priced better, and generally on sale. You don’t need something massively overpriced, but you don’t want to go cheap either, because its something you will be stuck with for the next four years. HP and Apple are the two companies that I have found who take good care of their customers. Every time I have dealt with them they are always a great help with everything. If Apple is in your price range I would say go for it. They are great computers.
Just remember to shop around and find something that you like.
Apple makes discount for college students also an iPod nano free. Macs are the best. No virus, quick internet access also mac can run Windows if you want. Check out the link:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&mco=A1AA1545&node=home/campaigns/back_to_school_2007
Cant go wrong with a Dell 1505 or HP 6000. Check my link for reviews and advice