<p>Im looking for some good advice on what kind of laptop to get. </p>
<p>I plan to major in mathematics and economics, if that matters. Im not too computer savvy, and I don't game. The only thing I really care about is getting my music from itunes onto my new computer. I have to buy this myself, and my budjet is set at around $1300 at most. Any information at all relating to this would be awesome. Thanks for any help!</p>
<p>what school will you go to? your school may have discounts for students from a specific brand which could save you money.</p>
<p>If you're not gaming, you could get something decent for ~$500-700, or you could get an MacBook for a bit more.</p>
<p>As for the music, this guide will show you what you need to do that:
<a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10166_7-5664731-1.html%5B/url%5D">http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10166_7-5664731-1.html</a></p>
<p>If you are running Windows, get a ThinkPad or Toshiba.</p>
<p>If you wish to use a Mac, the last well-built and dependable ones were the clamshell iBooks. Check on eBay. If you are willing to live with an ancient computer, the PowerBook 500 series was also very well constructed.</p>
<p>dell has a nice outlet section where you can get laptops that are well equipped for much less than they cost brand new. Other brands also have an outlet section, but dell has the nicest search capability.</p>
<p>I recommend 2 gb of ram, and a minimum 120gb hard drive, dual core processor 2.0 ghz would also be nice.</p>
<p>you could probably get a really good dell for the price you are looking for. i would also check out the apple site and take a look at the macbooks. you could get a pretty good one for around $1300. if you do get a mac, make sure you get the education dicount that knocks the original price down about $200.</p>
<p>Dell quality = BAD.</p>
<p>agreed.</p>
<p>bite the bullet, and spend the cash on an ibm(lenovo) thinkpad</p>
<p>Acer high end TravelMates are pretty good. I have the 8204WLMi and it works great.</p>
<p>good laptop (aka ibm, mac) = $1.4k and above
dell = $700</p>
<p>I'd rather spend $700 on a dell and throw it away two years later then buy another dell $700 than spend $1.4k laptop and keeping it for 4 years.</p>
<p>You don't need 2GB of RAM for most processes unless you're running Vista. I have a macbook pro with a 2.16GHz core 2 duo and 1GB of RAM and it runs OS X fine...but I run OS X exclusively. If you intend to run OS X as well as windows whatever, 2GB is probably recommended. But at most you need 1.5GB and at least 1GB.</p>
<p>"good laptop (aka ibm, mac) = $1.4k and above
dell = $700</p>
<p>I'd rather spend $700 on a dell and throw it away two years later then buy another dell $700 than spend $1.4k laptop and keeping it for 4 years."</p>
<p>Yeah good luck on your DELL making it for 2 years lol. Having a trouble-free machine with good customer support is priceless in my opinion. My vote is for Lenovo (ibm thinkpads are now lenovo thinkpads).</p>