<p>Hey guys, I'm sure this topic has been posted before, but I didn't see any on the first page so I've decided to post it again.</p>
<p>What are the best laptops for a college student on the market now? Is the most important feature portability? Or Wireless internet?</p>
<p>Which manufacturors and models are the best? I'm looking to spend around 1500. Vaio? Mac? Lenovo?</p>
<p>thanks guys</p>
<p>13 inch Apple Macbook. comes with a free ipod and printer. best deal on the market and probably the coolest laptop ive ever used.</p>
<p>People are hesistant to buy Macs, but nowdays they are compatible with pretty much everything. </p>
<p>If u def want Windows, than id go with the Vaio, but i just think they are overpriced.</p>
<p>You can't beat the deal from Apple for college students.</p>
<p>try the "search this thread" function at the top of the page...</p>
<p>I would stay away from Macs--you're basically paying a premium for a shiny but simplistic OS. I got a great deal from Dell on a 17" Inspiron that is excellent for apps, games, HD video, and anything else you'd want to do for much less than what I would have paid for a Mac.</p>
<p>I love my toshiba laptop, D loves hers too!</p>
<p>I had a Vaio for 6 years, Toshiba is less $ for the same features, I do not think the Sony is worth the increased price, though I have 3 Sony desktops & a laptop</p>
<p>The new Macs really aren't that expensive, and OS X is far from "simplistic" if you want it to be (although it's certainly user friendly).</p>
<p>IBM and Apple have always been my favorites for laptops. I think IBM has the best laptop construction hands down (and the pointer stick is great), and Apple also usually puts out well-built laptops (usually...), to go along with the obvious difference of OS X.</p>
<p>I'm going to get the Sony SZ240. It really is perfect if you want a lightweight mobile laptop. It has a 13.3" screen which is really useful if you plan to carry it around al lot (like me). It also has a pretty good graphics card (it isn't too great but its pretty good). Also the battery life is good too. I normally don't support Sony Vaio's but this one really does combine everything that I'm searching for.</p>
<p>Enough topics on this.. just because they're not on the first page doesn't mean they're not here. Search!</p>
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<p>HAHAHA, you just made my day. Simple doesn't always mean a bad thing. Apple includes video, photo, webdesign software and more. Windows gives you well, the system... how simple that could be. </p>
<p>Anyways, there's plenty of threads about a college laptop. Just run a search instead of posting another tread on what's already been discussed many times.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Make sure to check with your college, many times they recommend one brand over another. I was told not to purchase a Mac. Got a great deal from Dell (had to pay for it myself, was under $400) and it does everything I need it to do. There are sites that have great deals if you search for them.</p>
<p>So I brought my dell laptop today and rocks, well the graphics card does at least.
for $1013 I got
1.73 intel dual core
1 GB ram
100 GB hard drive
256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS
8X DVD+/-RW Drive
17 inch Wide-screen WXGA+ Display</p>
<p>locke913 your system is very similar to the one I just got (and am using to type this post) except I went with 2 gigs of RAM and the WUXGA screen. How did you get the cost down to $1000 though? Mine ended up at about $1700, after a great deal from my college that saved me over $1000. You must have gotten one hell of a deal.</p>
<p>Anyway the graphics card really is awesome, pretty cool being able to play Prey at full settings 1920x1200 and framerate smooth as silk.</p>
<p>I just got a Gateway tablet PC that I think is pretty cool...</p>
<p>aww man, i have a tablet pc. its AWESOME. ill be able to take my notes directy onto my laptop, i wont need anything on paper. and when you take notes on the program, you can search them, so if you have 25 pages of notes, and need something specific, you can find it easy. Ive got a toshiba satellite r-15, i think</p>
<p>love my new macbook---had a pc for years, made the switch---happy I did! also got free ipod, great deal on printer</p>
<p>My question about the tablet pcs is what benefits for a college student are there? If your a math major or going into interior design, yes. But hearing your going to use it for notes leaves me dumbfounded. Why would you bother writing your notes on a computer when you can type a lot faster?</p>
<p>^^^^^beacause typing will take a bit longer especially if you keep making mistakes and also it makes alot of noise.</p>
<p>I just ordered an hp pavillion dv2000t (the one with the built in webcam) im not gonna brag how it s better than all other laptops cuz i didnt get all the extra added stuff( jus the preety stuff like the webcam;) ) but im preety sure this will suffice for school</p>
<p>Re: Tablet PCs for writing notes</p>
<p>In a large lecture hall, a few people typing away on their laptops may not be too bad. In a small classroom, a few people typing away could be a distraction to everyone else. </p>
<p>When you consider that most college students have laptops rather than desktop computers (if all those CC laptop threads are to be believed), you would think that everyone in your classes would have their laptops open and typing away...</p>
<p>I had dinner a couple of years ago with a good friend of mine who teaches at one of the most prestigious LACs on the East Coast. We were taking about how technology has changed the way in which students learned. I asked him about students taking notes on their laptops during his lectures. He tells me that there were a few at the beginning of the term that do, but, that ultimately, they switch back to paper and pencils... Small classes and students pounding away on their keyboards were not a good mix. And, in a small classroom, it was very clear which students were taking notes on their laptops and those who were surfing the web and im-ing. </p>
<p>Can you take classnotes on a regular laptop? Of course you can. Some people type, some like to write into a notebook and some like to write on their notebook (Tablet PC).</p>