<p>I still need to buy one O_o</p>
<p>Even the cheapest laptops nowadays have enough power to do everything you need for 4+ years. Brands to avoid: Gateway, Toshiba, Sony, and Apple (because you’ll forever be asking “does this work on a Mac?” when a prof asks you to install something for a class).</p>
<p>Alienware M17X.</p>
<p>Hefty price tag, but it was worth every penny and does everything that I need to do:
schoolwork, video games, web design/development, 3d modelling, autoCAD, maya, photoshop, dreamweaver, flash and the list goes on…</p>
<p>Tons of features too…comes preloaded with a 720p webcam, hi-end microphone, Windows 7 Ultimate, dual NVIDIA 9800 GTs, intel i7 processor…</p>
<p>But I doubt you would need one for all that.
Go for like a Sony Vaio or something. lol.</p>
<p>I have a Sony Vaio.</p>
<p>I’ve had it for a few months and it seems good, if it helps.</p>
<p>My Toshiba Satellite L675.</p>
<p>2011 13in i5 256GB macbook air</p>
<p>2009 Macbook Pro 13"</p>
<p>An Asus G73</p>
<p>Toshiba Satellite L350.</p>
<p>A 2009 Sony Vaio E-series. Would be complemented with a iMac though.</p>
<p>Lenovo Thinkpad T420s, worth every penny.</p>
<p>@StraightsJacket Have fun carrying that around!</p>
<p>MacBook Pro</p>
<p>2011 MacBook Pro 13 inch</p>
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<p>I set the rear thrusters to maximum output and let it carry me around!</p>
<p>Apple Macbook Aluminum (late 2008)</p>
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<p>What is this, 1996? Most, if not the majority, of colleges have Mac support. Exceptions might be certain engineering programs, but for those, they would probably warn you beforehand. Even if you happen to have a Mac and need a PC-only program, there are several ways to run PC programs (i.e. Fusion, Parallels).</p>
<p>I have a Toshiba P750 recently from Best Buy to replace my Dell Inspiron 15 that got stolen. A huge “thank you” to the jackass that broke into my house and stole the old one because this one is a dream compared to that damn Dell and their ****ty customer service. I’ll never buy a Dell again.</p>
<p>Yeah, Toshiba is awesome! My family has three laptops by them, and none of them have had any major problems.</p>
<p>A Toshiba Satellite C6550 series, but, hey, got it for $279 new and all I need is word processing and internet…</p>
<p>Well, I like computer stuff so I do lots of research on them.</p>
<p>There are several things you have to take into consideration.</p>
<ol>
<li>Screen size (14-15 inch is common)</li>
<li>Major (yes, if you take certain majors, you might need a powerful laptop)</li>
<li>Weight</li>
<li>Battery Hours </li>
<li>Specs… (HDD, ram, graphics, etc)</li>
<li>Budget</li>
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<p>I have a dell xps 15 laptop (2nd gen. intel core i5 cpu)</p>
<p>These days, you can find dual cores in most laptops and quad cores. More cores = less lag when multitasking.</p>
<p>By the way , my laptop cost around 1000 total after tax, shipping, coupon.</p>
<p>I heard that 3 hours is good enough for a college laptop. (3 hrs or more)</p>
<p>4 gb + ram.</p>
<p>etc.</p>
<p>Don’t get sony, they’re a big rip off. You can get other laptops with same specs for lower price. </p>
<p>Good brands I recommend:
Dell
Asus
MSI</p>
<p>(by the way Windows 8 is going to come out on November ish 2012)</p>
<p>5-6 lbs is decently good or common.</p>
<p>HP dv6t quad edition</p>