maybe
Mainly to do homework.......Just need to know like the best brand that doesn't freeze or crash easily
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Depends how much you want to spend and the power you want.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/244419/laptop_reliability_and_satisfaction_macbooks_rule.html
As MACs cost a fortune and have compatibility issues, in the USA the value brand is Lenovo with average quality and above average specs. You can look at their business line Thinkpad with the top reputation in the business overall even above MACs.
If looking for an average performer of reasonable cost and good quality, I would aim towards Asus (who designs, manufactures, markets in their own name) and includes a 1 year accidental damage warranty on most sales, or Samsung, who specializes is high quality and lighter weight systems.
Toshiba is good unless the very cheapest, and they tend to cheat with 10/100 ethernet instead of gigabit in a lot of the products but their business line is excellent. Acer tend to be cheaper quality parts used up front, but they hold up well in their original state. They don't fail as often even if the quality is noticed as lower when you buy it. Sony uses good keyboards and LCD's but you pay for it with lower end CPU and graphics at the same price.
I would just bypass HP-Compaq and Dell according to PCWorld customer surveys annually.
That's the industry. Only MSI+Asus are designer-manufacturers of the normal brands you know, and Thinkpad is the only brand with electrical design and control in Japan instead of China.
Depends how much you want to spend and the power you want.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/244419/laptop_reliability_and_satisfaction_macbooks_rule.html
As MACs cost a fortune and have compatibility issues, in the USA the value brand is Lenovo with average quality and above average specs. You can look at their business line Thinkpad with the top reputation in the business overall even above MACs.
If looking for an average performer of reasonable cost and good quality, I would aim towards Asus (who designs, manufactures, markets in their own name) and includes a 1 year accidental damage warranty on most sales, or Samsung, who specializes is high quality and lighter weight systems.
Toshiba is good unless the very cheapest, and they tend to cheat with 10/100 ethernet instead of gigabit in a lot of the products but their business line is excellent. Acer tend to be cheaper quality parts used up front, but they hold up well in their original state. They don't fail as often even if the quality is noticed as lower when you buy it. Sony uses good keyboards and LCD's but you pay for it with lower end CPU and graphics at the same price.
I would just bypass HP-Compaq and Dell according to PCWorld customer surveys annually.
That's the industry. Only MSI+Asus are designer-manufacturers of the normal brands you know, and Thinkpad is the only brand with electrical design and control in Japan instead of China.
Is this a good laptop for a college student on a budget?
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I'm a college student with a tight budget and after searching and searching model after model, company after company, this Acer Aspire 9410 17" widescreen laptop came to my attention. If you have this model tell me how it runs. The link is
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5969098
is it ok for the price? Pretty good, slow? To me it looks good but the integrated graphics seem a little bad. I would appreciate the feedback since I know that sometimes what you see in a picture or on a web site isn't exactly what you get. The more thorough the review the better. Thank you.
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Looks like a good deal to me. Reasonable brand, overall good features, at fair price.
the only thing I might recommend is finding a computer with similar specifications and that is more portable. As a college student you might want to bring your notebook with you and that's a fairly large notebook. Believe me, the weight might not seem too much but carrying it across campus along with a backpack full of books can be miserable - although it may help you fight freshman 15.
Integrated graphics is not an issue for school related applications (with exceptions). Those exceptions include graphic designs and CAD but if you're doing those you should think to spend more and lean towards desktops. It's not great for games but again, you're going for budget and school right?
A small notebook with a good display at home might be a good combo.
I check these web sites out for good deals...
www.dealcatcher.com
www.bensbargains.net
www.slickdeals.net
... there are a few more but those are the ones I check regularly.
There's very little to dislike about that notebook. You found a good overall value though. I don't think you can go wrong with that purchase. Good job and good luck in college.
Unsolicited advice:
Get a good external hard drive. You'll appreciate it if your hard drive ever crashes with all your pictures, MP3s, etc. Always back up! I can't tell you how many horror stories of people losing their precious college memories. I've also lost pictures due to primary hard drive failure.
It's also handy for tranfering files from other people's computers (friends, group projects, etc).
Looks like a good deal to me. Reasonable brand, overall good features, at fair price.
the only thing I might recommend is finding a computer with similar specifications and that is more portable. As a college student you might want to bring your notebook with you and that's a fairly large notebook. Believe me, the weight might not seem too much but carrying it across campus along with a backpack full of books can be miserable - although it may help you fight freshman 15.
Integrated graphics is not an issue for school related applications (with exceptions). Those exceptions include graphic designs and CAD but if you're doing those you should think to spend more and lean towards desktops. It's not great for games but again, you're going for budget and school right?
A small notebook with a good display at home might be a good combo.
I check these web sites out for good deals...
www.dealcatcher.com
www.bensbargains.net
www.slickdeals.net
... there are a few more but those are the ones I check regularly.
There's very little to dislike about that notebook. You found a good overall value though. I don't think you can go wrong with that purchase. Good job and good luck in college.
Unsolicited advice:
Get a good external hard drive. You'll appreciate it if your hard drive ever crashes with all your pictures, MP3s, etc. Always back up! I can't tell you how many horror stories of people losing their precious college memories. I've also lost pictures due to primary hard drive failure.
It's also handy for tranfering files from other people's computers (friends, group projects, etc).
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