Looking for a PC laptop for college?

NarlyLuke

Thanks everyone for taking interest.

I know there have been many post about this, but just looking to narrow my search down for myself. I'm a freshman pre-med student, and looking to get a new laptop to run basic things such as office, and other applications for school. I don't game so not looking for a super powered graphics card, but definitely like a nice display. If anything not too much memory for a hard drive, 350 GB would fine, and about a standard 4GB RAM to run multiple pages of word and other office applications and have the internet open at the same time.

Really just asking for a model and brand with a great price tag that narrows down to what I'm looking for.
Thanks!

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The laptop that you are describing fits well, almost any laptop on the market today. What I recommend is a laptop with an intel processor (best with at least i3), 4 gb of ram, and 500 gb of hard drive - pretty much what you described. One type of laptop that I would recommend is the Acer V5 series. Nice screen you said, well, all of these screens are touch screen! The best part is, they aren't even that expensive! You can get some of them for under $500!

Here's a link:

http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model-features/NX.M17AA.002

The only thing with that computer is that it has a pentium processor, which is not that good. Here's a better one...

http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model/NX.M2DAA.006

That one is probably one of the best laptops you can find for under $500. It features a touchscreen, 6gb of ram, 500gb hard drive, and i3 processor, and windows 8.

The best part is, it also is very portable, both laptops are under six pounds!

Good Luck!

Need Help Choosing A Laptop?

Confit

I am currently a college student in the Pre-Med program, my parents are buying me a laptop but frankly I am not very fluent in the art of computers, meaning I don't really know much about them other then using them. I need help finding a good laptop so my question to you all what is a good laptop that you guys recommend.

The laptop will be used mostly more school work, browsing web and other things. I will not be using the laptop for gaming. Now my budget on this laptop is 1000-1500 cannot exceed 1500. I am open to all suggestions, so please help me in finding me my next laptop.

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Buying a laptop does not need to be expensive :), you can find alot of great laptops that will get the job done. Here are some that are around the $500 price, that have great specifications.

- HP Pavilion 14-B029TU 14" Ultrabook
- Dell V561101AU 15.6" Notebook
- Asus F501A-XX052H 15.6" Notebook

If you really want a fast laptop, that is stylish and powerful, try the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, though those laptops cost around $1,100.

Hope this helps. You can find more on websites like JB Hifi, DSE, Harvey Norman or even eBay or Amazon. :)

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I need supplies for freshman year in college?

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ashlynn

What other school supplies would you recommend for a freshman in college, besides a laptop, notebooks, pens/pencils, and a calculator? My major is Biomedical Science (Pre-Med) and I will be taking a chemistry and biology class both semesters. I'll also have writing both semesters. I will have Survey of Calculus and Statistics, so if anybody can recommend a good calculator for those that would be of much help. Thanks.

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School Supplies for College Students (minus the basics):

-Flash Drive
-Dictionary & Thesaurus
-Surge protectors for your laptop & other electronics
-My friends and I got by with TI-84s for upper level math classes...
-Get a nice pair of goggles (or well covered safety glasses) if you're taking a Chem class
-Organizer/date book to keep track of assignments, exams and events


And, really this is about all you need... the items u will use in class are pretty basic.

Best of luck in college, have fun!

Why kind of apple computer should I get for college?

qwerty

I'm going to be taking my "pre-med" classes and what not. Maybe a Japanese class. I kinda wanna mess around and get garage band. What would be a long lasting laptop that would be good for a college student? Thanks!!

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A 13" MacBook Pro will be sufficient for you. You can make the decision if you want the low-end (2.5Ghz) or high-end (2.9Ghz) version. I would probably go for the high-end version because you will not be able to upgrade your processor in the future; faster the processor, faster your laptop.

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Why kind of apple computer should I get for college?

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qwerty

I'm going to be taking my "pre-med" classes and what not. Maybe a Japanese class. I kinda wanna mess around and get garage band. What would be a long lasting laptop that would be good for a college student? Thanks!!

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A 13" MacBook Pro will be sufficient for you. You can make the decision if you want the low-end (2.5Ghz) or high-end (2.9Ghz) version. I would probably go for the high-end version because you will not be able to upgrade your processor in the future; faster the processor, faster your laptop.

what is the best computer for a college pre med student?

L Train

i'd prefer a pc, but if you can convince me, I'll take whatever.

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Whatever is on sale at Best Buy where you can get a Windows 7 Professional Upgrade for it. Even a $400 laptop will smoke a 4 year old top of the line computer.

There is too much software that will not run on a Mac even in Windows mode.

As an engineering PhD student my daughter is doing fine with a $469 Acer. And I do CAD printed circuit board design and I do fine with a 4 year old XP used Acer laptop.

Any machine over $700 is a total waste of money..

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What type of laptop should i get?

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Harrdog

Starting college this fall with a major in pre-med. Besides being able to run any software for my classes, i want to use it for gaming

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If you are majoring in pre-med I would reccomend a mac. Although you won't have much free time, if you buy a macbook, you also get a free iPod. Just a little bonus. Also, mac's are safe from many viruses so documents won't get deleted, and they are fast for taking notes and everything else. They are very handy for students. Good luck. If you are going to be running alot of programs on it I would get the macbook pro.

Do any of you have advice for a Pre-Med student?

J.R. 777

I have such a passion for children and I have wanted to be a doctor since I was 8 years old. I am going to start Pre-Med in January. My goal is to be a pediatric general surgeon. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
I don't drink, I don't do any kind of drug and I don't go to the parties. I will not start either.

I also need good study tips. I sometimes panic during tests and forget what I studied.

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Don't go to parties every weekend, know your limits. Never go out for more than 4 hours the weekend before an exam unless you think you can make a 100 on the exam with both eyes shut. Devote at least 3 hours a night to studying. If you unfortunately get a roudy roomate (like I did) go to the library as much as you can & write down your homework before you get there. Don't bring your laptop to the library so you don't get distracted by using fb, instant messaging etc. Good Luck! don't get discourages

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