What kind of laptop should I get for College?

ILoveCorma

I was thinking a macbook but I don't know which one

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lemme tell u from my experiences.

U dont need a high-end laptop for college.............believe me.
last year when i was buying mine for college i looked around for the one with the most cutting-edge technology . I got one......and am happy with it. But its heavier and larger than what most people use.

U need a laptop which is light enough to be carried in ur back-pack to anywhere, preferably sleek, having a long battery life and most importantly one with a larger palm-resting space. This is the most ignored feature everyone misses before buying. And afterward they keep on figuring out why their wrists are paining from last nights e-mail writing.

and whatever u buy do not go for the ultimate tiny ones. U will end having ur neck sprained using them for long hours. And dont get those netbooks too. In college u will need something more capable than a netbook. They are very feature poor.

U can buy a 13 inch Mac book pro. Its just superb !!! Provided u r ready to use an Operating system other than Microsoft Windows.............u can venture into the Mac world. Then u have the timeline laptops from Acer. Both these two laptops have excellent battery backup for long hours. But the Apple has got less ports for expansions but its just enough for college students like us. Both are sleek and light, but the Apple one is the ultimate head turner. The Acer ones have a corporate look. Mac OS with Apple's hardware & Acer's laptop with Windows 7, both will give u a bleeding fast interface within an enviable, sleek and useful design. The Acer ones are far far far far cheaper than the mac though.

U also have these Dell Studio Laptops with very beautiful designer skins for free !!! These designer laptops are powerful, portable and affordable !!

So wish u happy laptop hunting. Look for the features I have highlighted. Again they r: Light weight, sleek, portable, not too large, very long battery back-up, large palm-rest and moderate expansion slots (like USB, card-reader,microphone in jack,etc).
Also check the keyboard. Look if they dont get much affected from prolonged typing of long notes. A touchpad locking key in the Acer laptops come very handy for busy hands. Backlit keyboard (found in the mac ones) are very useful in low light conditions.

Dont get obsessed with high-end ones. And I believe its best to stick with the PCs rather than Macs because of these sometimes document interchange problems(though solvable) between your Mac and the rest world's PCs.

what kinds of regrets do you have about the laptop you bought for college?

Tay

is it too big too small to heavy, wish it was lighter color or darker color?
what troubles have you run into/ what should i avoid, what do you like about your laptop& what kind is it?

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i bought mine for college 2 years ago. It was a Dell XPS M140 for about 1k (the cheapest xps they had). When i was shopping for notebooks i wanted something small that i could carry around but was still good. I hate Dells but they were more affordable than say a sony so i just bought it anyway. My biggest regret is not waiting a bit longer to buy because for some reason notebooks became even cheaper. I started to see notebooks with double the ram and hard drives for like $600! I was so blown. But electronics always get cheaper later. I have to buy a new notebook (thats part of my tuition at my new university) so basically the one i have now is going to go to waste. First decide what you will be using your notebook for, will you need more memory, less memory etc? do you need it lightweight for carrying around etc? and buy accordingly. you will always have regrets because something better and cheaper will always come out shortly after, thats how technology works and be prepared to face it. good luck.

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College taking notes and classes? Laptop or paper?

Dalton G

I was wondering what you do or did in college. I am entering college this year so want to know if it's best to use a computer to take notes or use paper, I am about equal speed in both of them. Also how many people usually keep their laptops on and use them during class? Thanks for the info, please respond with class size and if you want where you go to college!

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Depends on the Professor that you have, some may or may not allow electronics in the class. Such things as voice recorders, notebooks, and laptops. Reasons are they want you to not distract the class with a type of show and tell. Another is you could be surfing the Internet or more likely the thought of you playing videos and games.

Quick reference watch the movie back to school see the scene were the character named Melon is using a personal secretary to take notes. Hahhaa

Yes I had attended college at two different campus, because one of them did not have all my course work that was needed for the field of study that I was doing.

Check with each of your college Professors not the students some might be doing it as a practicule joke or some thing to that affect. Check with the Admin see if such eletronics are permitted. It could be a mute point.

Now some studies (research) claims that physically writing each letter helps your mind remember things. That study went on for decades so there is a lot more data to prove it is better than any other form. Later on they did a study on typing (using type writers) for note taking to see if this was better and last that I recall hearing on this it does help but not as much.

However (you know there was going to be a "but" in this some where) you can read the notes much more clearly. They are great for going back and high lighting the key points or the must study areas for exams. Next part of this "however" depends on the individual are you a "visual learner" or a "audio learner" or "your both" which a small percentage are both.

Without going into a long description on each of those here is the short. Visual then you can do either hand-written or typed, Audio should stick with hand-written, Both would do better at the typing on such things as laptop.

If you want more details on these you can either research it or ask another question.

btw... Having the notes on the computer you can also do searches on them easier. You could copy and paste what you want to look up on things like http://www.howstuffworks.com and http://www.google.com

Remember to pick best answer, thanks!

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Laptops in college ?

BJ3

How often do you use a laptop in college.Do you bring it with you to every class and how do you utilize them. Do you use them for notes or just researching for a project or homework?

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I'm a sophomore at a major university in the US--laptops are essential to college. I use my laptop every single day! In lectures, I typically use a notebook to take notes instead of my laptop, but that's personal preference. I play too much solitaire when I take notes using my computer!
In a lecture of 300 students, I'll see about 10-20 laptops depending on the class. Everyone I know has one, and they're very handy in case you have a group project, since you can just pick it up, take it with, and voila! All your information/work is right there, ready for the group's input.
I use my laptop for papers, research, and homework--I also type up my notes on it after a lecture, since I've found it reinforces what I learned. In addition to educational purposes, I use it to keep in touch with my friends/family.

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