Good Laptop for college?

SwissChees

Hey.
I'm looking to buy a laptop for college. I want something light weight and smaller, so that I can bring it around with me at school all day. I would prefer it was pink.
Macbook is a little out of my price range and a netbook won't have all the things I need on it.
I'm trying to keep my price range under $600
any advice would be helpful. Thanks.

Answer
I would recommend you Toshiba Satellite L505-GS5035 TruBrite 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black)
*2.13GHz Intel Core i3-330M Processor
*4GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Memory
*320GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive (5400RPM); DVD SuperMulti Drive with Labelflash supporting 11 formats
*15.6" CCFL (16:9) 1366x768 Display; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD
*Window 7 Home Premium 64-bit
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Satellite-L505-GS5035-TruBrite-15-6-Inch/dp/B0030INLSM/?tag=top-gamer-20

Buy at ebay
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Good laptop for college??

Daniel

I' taking college classes (still in high school) and i am noticing that almost everyone uses laptops to take notes in class, so i was wondering what a good laptop would be for me.

Specs

1. price: no more than $1300... I am buying this myself!!! (was looking into mac book but not sure i need all that stuff and price :S)

2. portability... no 17" screens please. I don't want a giant laptop sticking out my backpack :P

3. memory: I don't need a ridiculously large hard drive because i can always get an external drive, but i don't want something too small. i would prefer 80GB to 200GB range

4. Speed: not crazy fast simply because of price, but not turtle slow either, probably 2GB RAM minimum would be nice

5. durability: I want something that will last me through college at least!

P.S. I would like a laptop that has a Microsoft office bundle if possible (if not, then I don't mind buying it separately, this is the least important to me)

Answer
Hey there. First, you are vastly overestimating the price of the specs you asked for. A comp with 2gb ram, 200gb hdd, ~15" will run you in the 3 to 400 dollar range.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Lenovo+-+Laptop+/+AMD+E-Series+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+250GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/3179912.p?id=1218386649813&skuId=3179912

There's a comp with 4gb ram, and a 250gb hdd, at 15.6" screen.

DO NOT BUY A MAC. Mac's are overpriced, paying for a name when you could be paying for better functionality and even better reliability vis-a-vis an ASUS, Lenovo or Sony VAIO.

With 1200$ you'll be getting close to the top-end of non-gaming laptop specs, and the mid-range or gaming models.

You will be looking for i5 or i7 duo or quad-core processors, 4-8 gigs of RAM, 320 to 500+ gb hdds, and dedicated GPUs with 1gb or more discreet memory.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i7+Processor+/+17.3%26%2334%3B+Display+/+6GB+Memory+-+Silver+Aluminum/2319346.p?id=1218320483383&skuId=2319346

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i5+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+750GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/2043071.p?id=1218306948909&skuId=2043071

Those two cost the same, but the top one is more powerful by far. It is, however, a 17-incher, while the second is a 15-incher. The miniaturization drives the price up, so the smaller one is less powerful, for the same price.

I really recommend ASUS laptops, as they are, in my LONG experience with laptops, the best. As I mentioned above, however, Lenovo and Sony laptops are also very good. If you want more video and gaming performance, go ASUS. If you want a laptop you can take to a business meeting, go Lenovo. If you want a laptop that is sleek and smooth (both in looks and in performance) go Sony VAIO.

Lastly, there are no laptops sold with Office already installed. Microsoft used to sell them that way, but an antitrust suit made it illegal a while back.

Good luck in college, and enjoy your new laptop!

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