Thursday, January 30, 2014

What are good laptops for college students majoring in engineering?




Little G


i will be going to college in the fall and majoring in aerospace engineering and i want to start looking into what laptop i want to get so please let me know some good laptops that i might want to consider buying.


Answer
What ever laptop computer you get make sure it's not got windows 8 installed on it, My advice is get a system with win 7 and download linux operating system you get all the professional software free including Libre Office, which is on par with ms office 2010 with all the same features and more besides, you get free professional CAD (Computer Aided Design) software

check out this Free Open Source Software website with over 40.000 professional software packages for the Free Open Source Operating Sytems
http://sourceforge.net

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http://distrowatch.com

What should I look for in a laptop for college?







I need the cheapest best quality laptop for college. I have no clue what for look for in computers. What do I need to know before buying???


Answer
A lot of students have mac books but they are so overpriced. Any laptop should do for college unless you plan on playing video games on it. Your main focus should be on battery life, screen size and operating system. Battery life is big if you plan on bringing it to class or doing work in the library (if there are no outlets there). Screen size, this might be just me, but i can't stand looking at computers with a screen size of 15' or lower. And yes i do know you will get better battery life will a small screen so i would get a laptop with a 15.6' screen. Operating system should be windows 7 home, vista is buggy and most of the computers in your college probably have it as well. Stay away from refurbished laptops they may be cheaper but having your laptop dieing on you while your on campus is the worst. I would stick to the main brands: Toshiba, HP, Sony, Samsung, Gateway. Shop around there are a lot of good deals online, you don't just have to go to stores like BestBuy. Newegg.com and Amazon.com usually have some good deals.

One other thing to look at... if you can i would hold off buying a laptop until Microsoft Office 2010 comes out (June) because there will probably be deals involving the purchasing of a laptop and receiving a discount on MS office




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