What are the best laptop brands currently?

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JN

A brand other than Apple. I think Toshiba, Lenovo, and Acer might be good but I'm not sure. I'm currently looking for a new laptop to replace my old one, but my budget is no more than around $700.

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Apple is generally the best hardware, and ridiculously high in price for the performance. Thinkpad T series is next. Then the rest of Thinkpad line. Then probably MSI who designs and builds their own. Asus partners with their former subsidiary Asustek. Ideapads have a goal of value in audio-video, but do not compete on gaming at all. Almost everything else in the industry is designed and manufactured by companies like Wistron and MSI, and Asustek, and Quanta and Compal, and I think HonHai-Foxconn is getting into it, and maybe Flextronics. What you buy is a brand name, and how much testing they require. HP bought Compaq and reduced their design work and are now just a big Acer who slaps labels on the OEM products. Dell does some internal testing and is more strict about what is used, but are priced too high. Not sure about Samsung, but they have a small market share.
I can suggest what I do in recommending.
1) Look at the latest reliability/service survey: http://www.pcworld.com/article/211402/reliability_and_service_laptops.html
HP is at the bottom. Dell is lower than they should be. (You could also search for Dell settlement of New York State lawsuits. They cheated customers.). Lenovo product lines are very different from each other.
2) Decide the size you want.
3) Be ready to measure CPU+Graphics. Although not the most complete nor 100% accurate, I use http://www.cpubenchmark.net/
4) Watch for the hidden info. Gigabit vs 10/100 ethernet. size and weight. HDD speed. Web Cam megapixels. Audio speaker brand. Keyboard features.
5) Choose one. I often start with an on-sale Lenovo Ideapad like the Y570 or Y470 for a 15" or 14". They gives a premium audio, some extra features, midrange CPU. Often a decent graphics IC. Then find another system and compare the two. I recently worked off-line to make a recommendation to a college student in Quebec. Checked Lenovo, Toshiba, Newegg, Tigerdirect, Amazon for the best laptop at around $750. I allowed for all brands but used details of features. It was down to an on sale Y570 (15") and an Asus refurbished 17" about 8 months old gaming laptop. The Asus won as a better CPU, Graphics, and matched or beat specs otherwise. He did not mind that the PC weighed about 8 pounds and is 2 inches thick, and is taking the chance on only a 3 month warranty. Every other $750 laptop had at best Class-2 GPUs. Usually there were other weaker features. The Y570 had a GT 555M. I found good $600 PCs also, as non-Lenovo. So, start at Lenovo.com and find the best Ideapad that meets your budget on sale, and then try to beat it. You can post your top 3. I do not state to buy Lenovo. I say compare it using all the specifications. You need to state your country to know pricing and available stores to buy them. I priced for India, Canada, and UK, as well as USA. Lenovo Essentials = Acer = Dell = HP = Toshiba more or less. You are buying only label+customer service+how good they are at specifying a product for design. HP uses the same shell too often. They throw in an Intel i7 in a system designed for i3 cooling.

What site can i go to a online law school courses?

law_girl20

Im done with college and just dont have time to go to law school but i need something I can afford ad do at home on my laptop.

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Sites for Online Law School?
You may want to check out theses sites:

1) Concord University School of Law. Concord Law School. Concord, the nation's premier online law school, combines a top quality legal education with... Free Catalog and Self Assessment ...
www.concord.kaplan.edu/

2) William Howard Taft University. Online law school catalog for accredited law degree. ... Law Juris Doctor (Attorney Track ) · Juris Doctor (Executive Track ) ...
www.taftu.edu/

3) Boston College Law School Locator 25-75 - Boston College Competitive Schools: Each cell in the Law School Locator represents a ... The Boston College Online Law School Locator 25th to 75th Percentile Scores ...
www.bc.edu/offices/careers/gradschool/law/lawlocator/

4) Online Law School, Law Schools, Law School, Online Business School ...British-American University is an online law school offering Bachelor of Science in Law (BSL) and Juris Doctorate (JD) degrees for motivated individuals.
www.british-american.edu/

5) LawSchool.com, Law TV's site for law students, lawyers, future ...Law School Online. LawSchool.com is where law students, future law students, lawyers, and other legal professionals begin their legal search.
www.lawschool.com/

6) Law School Admission Council :: LSAC.orgLSAT official Web site from the Law School Admission Council. ... ONLINE SERVICES. LSAT and LSDAS Registration, Test Prep Shop, Free e-apps ...
www.lsac.org/

7) Northwestern California University School of Law - WELCOME!Online Law School, provides a basic study program for the Bachelor of Science in Law and Juris Doctor degrees, as well as a paralegal program.
www.nwculaw.edu/

Wishing you much success finding the right school
and in school!
Cordially, India.Magica

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What do college students use their laptops for?

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William S

I just want to know the main uses for a laptop (or desktop) when going to college. My sister says she just types papers half the time and uses the internet the other half, does that sound right? and what about for an accounting/finance major? Thanks

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most college students use their laptops for porn and getting drugs.

What's the cheapest laptop I can get for college that will satisfy my needs as an architecture student?

Kelly N

I'm going to school for architecture in September, and I need a laptop that will work for whatever computer programs I'll need to be using. What's the cheapest I can go that'll still satisfy the architectural programs I'll need?

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I think hp computers are great, and if you have a student email, you can get a really good discount by signing up for an account.

I would start with the dv6t (non student $650, student $586 starting price)
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Category&v1=High+performance&series_name=dv6t_series&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/notebooks/High_performance/dv6t_series
and then you customize...
the processor it comes with should be fine.
at least 4 gb memory will be good... right now they are offering a free update to 4 gb, so select that.
it comes with a 250 gb, which will be fine for your first two years or so, as long as you don't fill it up with music and photos, but you can upgrade to 500 gb for only $30 so it might be worth doing bc a 250 gb external will cost you more than that.
the graphics card is entirely a matter of budget, a better one will help if you are planning on using 3d model building programs (you will) but upgrading will cost $100 and its not essential.
all the other specs are fine the way they are. microsoft office home and student is a must, but its $100 and you should be able to find someone to give it to you illegally... shhh.

so basically off the standard, the only things i upgraded were the 4gb ram (free upgrade) and 500 gb hard drive (not essential if you have an external) and the total is $614 for a pretty good laptop.

you can not get a crappy laptop for architecture, it will be useless, the programs we use are huge.

If you have more than $650, I would jump up to the dv7t.

If you don't want an hp, keep these rules in mind:
budget determines the processor, its usually pretty expensive to upgrade.
4 gb of ram will be good
and a better graphics card will help you run 3d modeling programs but isn't essential.
i would get at least a 250 gb hard drive.
wide screens are the norm.

it was a little rambling, but i hope it helps!
I'm a fourth year and I just bought myself a desktop, so I had to learn all this stuff and this is what I learned from my various computer nerd friends and websites.

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