Best PC laptop for College Students?

Q. So I'm going to be going to college in the next year, and although I am really excited I have a great amount to prepare for. So I want to get a laptop and I do know a few things. I don't want to get a Mac, I'm used to (and prefer) PC's. I also don't want to get a netbook, I'd like to get a laptop that is a maximum of 15" and that has a webcam so I can stay in touch with family and friends, but I don't know which laptop is the best for aspiring college students. I'm going to be doing such a great deal of work on this laptop that I want to be sure that I get the best one I can (especially since I have $700 that I've saved to spend on it)
Help!?
So, what are the best PC laptops?

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There are so many good products in the market its really difficult to choose one but I made up my mind to choose this and guess what I am very much satisfied

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=klnprk-20

Also check out at Ebay there are really good deals going
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574865779&toolid=10001&campid=5336440665&customid=klnprk&mpre=http%3a%2f%2fshop.ebay.com%2fi.html%3f_nkw%3dlaptop%26_sacat%3d0%26_odkw%3dlaptop%26_osacat%3d0%26bkBtn%3d%26_trksid%3dm270

Laptop for college student opinions? mac vs pc?

boopi

So I'm kind of doing research but I'd like some opinions. I'm starting my sophomore year at a new school and i would like to purchase a laptop. The first college provided laptops for everyone so that wasn't a problem. I have an old Toshiba celeron at home that gets so hot it can probably fry an egg. So new laptop.
I'm paying for this myself with my hard earned money and is willing to spend up to $2000.
I was considering a Dell XPS because of it's many custom options but i also heard their service and parts are not great at all.
I'm also considering a black macbook but i personally do not know how to work a mac. I'm sure i'll be able to learn from going to a few of their very informative workshops.

so i'd like this lap top to be 5 lbs or less.
4gb memory
at least 250gb harddrive
longer than 4 hours of batt. would be wonderful
screen 15" or less
webcam/mic would be nice

any opinions or new suggestions would be greatly appreciated. THANKS!!!
i start looking at the levono x series too.

oh pros and cons would be great!

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Get a mac it is worth it for the extra price also macs have a built in smart cam and macbook air is the only one I can truly recommend if you need a lightweight laptop. Also a mac comes with about 5 hours of battery life. Most mac laptops cost under $2000 the display is AMAZING and plus you get a free iPod touch or nano so you are going to college at just the right time!!!

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

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Jesse

I will be going to college in the fall of this year, so I'm planning to buy a laptop. I need some recommendations for a typical college student. I'm going to be majoring in economics or business. Other than school work, I will be using the laptop for internet surfing, watching videos, and downloading music, no gaming. Would a macbook pro be worth getting even though it costs around $1700? If not, what would be a great pc model? All of your answers are greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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I suggest waiting until you've decided which university to attend. Some will require a laptop, and recommend a specific brand. Many universities and colleges have made deals with companies so you can save a few hundred dollars on a particular brand and get cheap software (but that usually only applies to one operating system).

What kind of laptop should I buy? Iam a soon to be college student?

I am going to be a college student in the fall majoring in Environmental science and have no idea what laptop to get. I am completely clueless about PC's. I want a PC that is under 500$ has a webcam. Pretty much I aam only using it to do papers and read my email. Plus save my around 2000 itunes songs. Please help!
If you can please provide a specific PC model i can check out. No IPAD!

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I would have to go with the iPad you can type your papers using the pages app by Apple, HD Video for crystal clear video calls through Skype, you can even buy a keyboard for it if you want to type on a real keyboard, and with iOS 5 you don't even need a computer to set it up, It also includes an HD screen and starts at 499

The only computers that are under 500 are netbooks. If a regular computer is don't expect it to last long, netbooks have crappy proccesors little ram, and really small screens. a computer under 500 won't last to long traveling across campus with all the hard drive shaking, skypeing on a netbook will be terrible because the crappy processor. but if you only need to read emails and type, a netbook may work. Because you are in college though I'm sure you will get interested in computer games, and watching movies on your laptop, which a netbook is not good for,

http://www.apple.com/macbookair/?cid=wwa-naus-seg-mac10-028&cp=wwa-seg-mac10-notebook&sr=sem

this is a solid computer even though it goes over your budget it is well worth the money and you won't break the hard drive in it due to travel across campus because there is no hard drive, there is a SSD drive which you can shake around all you want and it won't break.

here is another laptop with good ratings its the only laptop that toshiba has that is under 500 it may get the job done i would consider a ram upgrade, it is for kids so it has kid friendly stuff preinstalled you can uninstall that though.

http://us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/satellite/L635-for-kids/L635-S3030

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