good laptop/netbook for college student?

bobracecar

I am going to be starting college in the fall and want a good laptop/netbook that:

is good for web browsing, has a good battery, can run Microsoft office well, and isn't too big because I will be carrying it most of the day.

since im a biology major I most likely wont be using a lot of programs that require a powerful computer just one that can do the above and perhaps(optional) a bit of music and video.

my budget is between 400-800(before tax)

I was looking at this dell laptop
http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/174783
and it seems nice I would have to buy Microsoft office for a low price elsewhere and after tax and fees it totals 715.
NO MACS please too expensive and it can be lower than 400 its just an estimate im leaning more towards netbooks because of their size and because im not going to be using powerful programs something like the Asus EEE 1005HA P netbook is it good?

Answer
I don't know anything about Dell's but I really like my Sony Vaio laptop. I am a business student and so I too have to take lots of notes and write lots of reports and use all the microsoft programs. It is also light weight, not as light as the Apple air or anything but I'm a weakling and I can handle carrying it around with me.



I would reccoment going intot heir store and looking around depending on what features you want. I wanted a more so fully loaded and it was $1050 or so but there are definitely cheaper ones.

What's a good cheap laptop for a college student?

Miuki

I just need something that wont break the bank but would be decent enough for my day to day needs.

Answer
It will depend on what type of classes you are planning to take. For business and medical courses, anything with an Intel Core i3 or AMD A-4 processor will be fine, but if taking any engineering, computer programming, or graphic design classes, you would want an Intel Core i5, AMD A-6, or AMD A-8. If you want to play any games on your laptop between classes, you would want the AMD processors. The AMD processors have the power of a discrete graphics card built right into the cpu chip. Because of the great graphics characteristics of the A-series processors you can actually play most of todays video games on them. Here are several models available at Best Buy to take a look at:

Lenovo - 15.6" Laptop Model: 1068B9U SKU: 4960855 $379.99
Intel Core i3
4GB DDR3 RAM
500 GB Hard Drive

Asus - 14" Laptop Model: X44H-BBR7 | SKU: 5043709 $399.99
Intel Core i3
4GB DDR3 RAM
320 GB Hard Drive

Asus - 15.6" Laptop Model: K53E-BBR17 | SKU: 5036973 $479.99
Intel Core i5
4GB DDR3 RAM
500 GB Hard Drive

Lenovo - 15.6" IdeaPad Laptop Model: V570-1066AWU | SKU: 4676403 $529.99
Intel Core i5
6GB DDR3 RAM
500 GB Hard Drive

Asus - 15.6" Laptop Model: K53Z-BBR3 | SKU: 5043627 $349.99
AMD A-4 Dual Core
4GB DDR3 RAM
320 GB Hard Drive
Radeon 6480 Graphics

Toshiba - 15.6" Satellite Laptop Model: L755D-S5109 | SKU: 4857006 $399.99
AMD A-4 Dual Core
4GB DDR3 RAM
500 GB Hard Drive
Radeon 6480 Graphics

Dell - 15.6" Inspiron Laptop Model: I15RM-2588BK | SKU: 4830134 $479.99
AMD A-6 Quad Core
6GB DDR3 RAM
500 GB Hard Drive
Radeon 6520 Graphics

Gateway - 15.6" Laptop Model: NV55S04U | SKU: 3005237 $479.99
AMD A-6 Quad Core
4GB DDR3 RAM
500 GB Hard Drive
Radeon 6520 Graphics

Lenovo - 15.6" IdeaPad Laptop Model: 12992KU | SKU: 4845199 $579.99
AMD A-8 Quad Core
6GB DDR3 RAM
500 GB Hard Drive
Radeon 6620 Graphics

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