<p>Is a chromebook good for a college student?</p>
<p>IMHO- never. Never ever.</p>
<p>Got it, do you recommend me one? Probably a Mac right?</p>
<p>I have a lenovo thinkpad and I love it! It is super light and has a four to six hour battery life. I think the only downside might be that the keyboard isn’t back lit, but with the battery life and the durability, you can’t beat it.</p>
<p>Chromebook is just a bad idea for college. I support the idea in general, but not in college. You’re going to want something that can work without wifi and has some storage of its own, trust me. </p>
<p>However! A regular netbook isn’t an awful idea if you’re looking to save money. Myself and a bunch of other students use them with no problem. If you’re looking for a more powerful machine though, I’d definitely recommend a lenovo thinkpad (or a mac if you’re THAT kind of person lol).</p>
<p>Invest in something 100-200 dollars more that runs on something that is not Google Chrome OS (look into Acer Timeline, HP Pavillion dm1z, HP sleekbook, etc.) or ditch the idea of the chromebook and just go with a tablet!</p>
<p>Thanks to all of you guys. Chromebook is off the table.</p>
<p>What do you want to do with it? If you aren’t playing games or doing anything hardcore, most people would be more than covered by a $350 i3 system. I had budgeted like $900, but just couldn’t justify it, and am thrilled with my Acer with an i3 and onboard GPU.</p>
<p>If you’re just using it to write papers, put together powerpoints, and use the internet, then you don’t need anything special at all. 2 or 4GB of memory and a hard drive under 200GB. That shouldn’t run you more than $400. But if you’re doing something else, you need to do more research on the best machine for you.</p>
<p>Macs are overpriced and may have software compatibility issues</p>