Lora
I am an upcoming senior this year in high school, and I am partaking in my associates degree at the local community college. I plan on buying a laptop with my own money, one that will last me throughout this year and the future years in a university starting next fall. I really need a laptop that can accept Microsoft office because that is where a lot of papers can be typed up and teachers are familiar with the settings on Microsoft. I have read that the chromebook doe not allow Microsoft office because it has Google Doc's, Google slides, and Google Sheet's or whatever. I am debating between the chromebook and the Acer touchscreen laptop ran by Window's 8. The Chromebook is more in my price range, but I definitely need something more accurate and suitable for college. Thanks in advance for future comments and advice
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Get a Windiws 7 laptop. Windows 8 sucks....
And so does Windows Vista. So many reasons to not get 8.
Get a Windiws 7 laptop. Windows 8 sucks....
And so does Windows Vista. So many reasons to not get 8.
Good Windows 7 laptops?
Maddy
I'm searching for a college laptop. Basically, a good machine but not too expensive, not too big or heavy (aiming for ~14 inches and preferably 5 lbs. or less). Reasonable budget, aiming for under $1000. The trouble is, most of the new PCs out there support Windows 8 only, and I really do not want to have to use Windows 8 because it sucks. I have been searching laptop reviews to try and find one, but I'm not coming up with much. Does anyone have any suggestions for good laptops that fit my preferred specs and can use Windows 7? And don't tell me just to get a Mac. With the more technical specs, I don't really know what is good or not, but basically I need enough processing power/whatever to do schoolwork, browse the internet and watch videos.
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How to make Windows 8 livable.
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/139960-how-to-shut-down-windows-8-easily-and-how-to-boot-to-the-desktop
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/141702-how-to-bring-the-start-menu-and-button-back-to-windows-8
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/140302-how-to-close-windows-8-apps-and-how-to-disable-smartscreen
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/142482-how-to-disable-the-windows-8-lock-screen
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/windows-8/
This HP can be customized to what you need. If you want better performance upgrade the APU to a A10 and increase the ram to 8GB.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-ENVY/C9W57AV;pgid=c7twGfjc0ptSRpIq7ZUcoGXQ0000fb8mNv9y;sid=NID2W1inOb6JXwkRbh2qz4GoAJwzDmy78dUe8LW2AJwzDtPc7Kuhl6jI?HP-ENVY-15z-j000-Notebook-PC A8-5550M APU HD 8000 Series Graphics 6GB DDR3 750GB 5400 rpm HD Starting at $530
This HP can be customized to. If you just need basic this is the one for that, just leave it the way it is
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-Pavilion/D1H18AV;pgid=c7twGfjc0ptSRpIq7ZUcoGXQ0000mGn7yC6v;sid=m4jPktJ-H4ZYgIObIAtlGgpxr5QKx-ZiXt3ingHhkVNCOVkFQ6PUXEBt?HP-Pavilion-15z-e000-Notebook-PC A4-5000 HD 8330G Graphics 4GB DDR3 500GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive Starting at $430
This HP can be customized to. Upgrade the Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M 2048MB of dedicated video memory
http://shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-ENVY/E4T17AV?HP-ENVY-15t-j000-Quad-Edition-Notebook-PC i7-4700MQ 8GB DDR3 1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive Starting at $800
Brand buying advise
You get what you pay for. Systems with high end parts with low prices are to be viewed with suspicion. They have to cut corners somewhere to get the price down. What cost you less today is going to cost you more tomorrow.
Apple makes a good quality laptop. The problem comes when it requires service or minor upgrades. It is near impossible to do anything with them. They even glue the battery and hard drive down so you can not change it. They solder the ram to the logic board so you can not increase it. They lock up most of the software so your stuck with what they approve.
Lenovo has serious stand behind their product problems. They bought IBM PC division and proceeded to drive the quality of the system into the ground. Their customer service is well below par. They even makes Dell customer service look good. Lenovo will not allow people to read instruction on how to access the BIOS menu or to get info on their puters on their web site unless you connect to them thru Facebook. They do this so they can spy on their users. The last and final thing to remember about them is they are a Chinese Government own company. It is up to you if you want to trust them.
Toshiba, Panasonic, Sony should be avoided because of their heavy modification of Windows and the drivers. If you remove some of the bloat they install, you can cripple the system.
Acer, Gateway, and eMachines should be avoided period. Low end system that are driving the race to the bottom.
Dell once made a good system and fell from grace. They are now struggling to regain their place in the market. Customer service is one of many problems with this company.
Alienware are glorified Dells and are more name then product. Priced extremely high for what you get. They do perform but you can get the same for less by looking around, just not packaged to be eye candy to the gamers.
Samsung has a history of using cheap parts in critical areas. Capacitors has been one area Samsung has a known history of going cheap, causing units to fail early. For that reason I would avoid them.
ASUS and HP do not modify Windows as bad as the other manufacturers. They have excellent build quality. They might add a lot of bloat but they also makes it easy to get rid of it.
Ultrabooks are the higher end of Wintel laptops but they have some of the same concerns as Apple. They make it next to impossible to change any hardware in them. Service of them will have to be done by the manufacturers. With most of them, you can not change your own battery or hard drive. They are designed to catch your eye but they are not any more special then other laptops except for the fact that they are slim or thin. Your paying for it being thin and slim. For the money your going to spend on it you can buy a much better laptop with more power.
Hybrids are the worse of the worse. The flip or detachable touch screens are just a disaster waiting to happen.
Never buy an All In One. They are far worst then laptops of any kind to service and they have a higher failure rate.
Choose wisely.
How to make Windows 8 livable.
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/139960-how-to-shut-down-windows-8-easily-and-how-to-boot-to-the-desktop
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/141702-how-to-bring-the-start-menu-and-button-back-to-windows-8
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/140302-how-to-close-windows-8-apps-and-how-to-disable-smartscreen
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/142482-how-to-disable-the-windows-8-lock-screen
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/windows-8/
This HP can be customized to what you need. If you want better performance upgrade the APU to a A10 and increase the ram to 8GB.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-ENVY/C9W57AV;pgid=c7twGfjc0ptSRpIq7ZUcoGXQ0000fb8mNv9y;sid=NID2W1inOb6JXwkRbh2qz4GoAJwzDmy78dUe8LW2AJwzDtPc7Kuhl6jI?HP-ENVY-15z-j000-Notebook-PC A8-5550M APU HD 8000 Series Graphics 6GB DDR3 750GB 5400 rpm HD Starting at $530
This HP can be customized to. If you just need basic this is the one for that, just leave it the way it is
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-Pavilion/D1H18AV;pgid=c7twGfjc0ptSRpIq7ZUcoGXQ0000mGn7yC6v;sid=m4jPktJ-H4ZYgIObIAtlGgpxr5QKx-ZiXt3ingHhkVNCOVkFQ6PUXEBt?HP-Pavilion-15z-e000-Notebook-PC A4-5000 HD 8330G Graphics 4GB DDR3 500GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive Starting at $430
This HP can be customized to. Upgrade the Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M 2048MB of dedicated video memory
http://shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-ENVY/E4T17AV?HP-ENVY-15t-j000-Quad-Edition-Notebook-PC i7-4700MQ 8GB DDR3 1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive Starting at $800
Brand buying advise
You get what you pay for. Systems with high end parts with low prices are to be viewed with suspicion. They have to cut corners somewhere to get the price down. What cost you less today is going to cost you more tomorrow.
Apple makes a good quality laptop. The problem comes when it requires service or minor upgrades. It is near impossible to do anything with them. They even glue the battery and hard drive down so you can not change it. They solder the ram to the logic board so you can not increase it. They lock up most of the software so your stuck with what they approve.
Lenovo has serious stand behind their product problems. They bought IBM PC division and proceeded to drive the quality of the system into the ground. Their customer service is well below par. They even makes Dell customer service look good. Lenovo will not allow people to read instruction on how to access the BIOS menu or to get info on their puters on their web site unless you connect to them thru Facebook. They do this so they can spy on their users. The last and final thing to remember about them is they are a Chinese Government own company. It is up to you if you want to trust them.
Toshiba, Panasonic, Sony should be avoided because of their heavy modification of Windows and the drivers. If you remove some of the bloat they install, you can cripple the system.
Acer, Gateway, and eMachines should be avoided period. Low end system that are driving the race to the bottom.
Dell once made a good system and fell from grace. They are now struggling to regain their place in the market. Customer service is one of many problems with this company.
Alienware are glorified Dells and are more name then product. Priced extremely high for what you get. They do perform but you can get the same for less by looking around, just not packaged to be eye candy to the gamers.
Samsung has a history of using cheap parts in critical areas. Capacitors has been one area Samsung has a known history of going cheap, causing units to fail early. For that reason I would avoid them.
ASUS and HP do not modify Windows as bad as the other manufacturers. They have excellent build quality. They might add a lot of bloat but they also makes it easy to get rid of it.
Ultrabooks are the higher end of Wintel laptops but they have some of the same concerns as Apple. They make it next to impossible to change any hardware in them. Service of them will have to be done by the manufacturers. With most of them, you can not change your own battery or hard drive. They are designed to catch your eye but they are not any more special then other laptops except for the fact that they are slim or thin. Your paying for it being thin and slim. For the money your going to spend on it you can buy a much better laptop with more power.
Hybrids are the worse of the worse. The flip or detachable touch screens are just a disaster waiting to happen.
Never buy an All In One. They are far worst then laptops of any kind to service and they have a higher failure rate.
Choose wisely.
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