What is the best type of laptop for a student?

Question

I would like to have a laptop which is user friendly. I want it to have a cd burner, usb connection and the place where you could insert the memory card. I would also want it to have ample memory and a rapid speed. Moreover, I would basically be using it for internet surfing, downloading and uploading, storing my documents for college, keeping my pictures and mp3 songs and the like. Im not addicted to gaming and editting pics is not one of my interest. But the my interest on the latter is possible. I also prefer Windows.

Answer 1

in my opinion, any laptop for you would work really nice, because your demands aren't quite much, and that may help a lot in saving your budget. First of all, most laptops nowadays provide you with a cd burner, so that's not a problem. Secondly, your demand for a usb port is not a problem at all, for every laptops have that (it's just on of the must-haves). As for your ample memory needs, is 60GB enough, for that is the minimum that laptops usually give you now. Also, if you're not much into graphics and games, you don't need to worry your head off with a graphics card, intel's Graphics Media Accelerator would be enough. The problem with your question is what do you mean by "rapid speed". A computer's speed depends mostly on the processor and the RAM. I recommend the Intel Core 2 Duo, or if you don't like Intel, you could take the AMD Turion 64 X2. These processors are fast and are nice to have, for they are still quite new, and is quite satisfactory in future proofing. As for RAM, i recommend 1GB or more, because the new Windows Vista recommends a 1GB RAM for a fast experience. Another thing that you should consider is how large do you want the screen to be. The screens vary from 10.6 inches diagonally to even 19 inches or more.

Answer 2

Basically, if that's what you want to do. Go to any retail store and buy their cheapest laptop. I recommend Office Depot, I used to work there and I know that they don't mark up their computers like other places (they sell them to get you in the door). Buy their cheapest laptop but stay away from the Compaq's. If you decide not to buy at Office Depot, go there and check out the specs on their cheapest laptops. This will give you a chance to compare in person and give you an idea of the specs you need. Also, the cheapest computer is not for gaming or pic editing. If you want gaming, I suggest a computer with at least 1 gb ram, double core processor (either an AMD 64 X2, or Intel Core 2 Duo), and at least 128 mb video memory. Then the hard drive well that depends on how much data you want in your comp but I have 100GB on mine and it works great. Anyway, the specs I gave you is what I would buy and what I bought for my latest laptop. I highly recommend HP.

Answer 3

My elderly Compaq Piii 500 can cope with all of that... anything you buy new will be fine, but you could even go second hand if you buy a high-spec one (extra memory, big disk).