I’m going to be attending school in the fall, and my uncle is offering to buy a laptop. Neither one of us (or anyone in my family for that matter) knows much about computers, so I was just curious as to what the best laptop is, and a rough estimate of the price.
Cullen
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I would consider a few options.
Dell Inspiron - inexpensive but reliable.
Sony VAIO - a little more money, but very nice.
Macbook - a chunk of change, but full featured (and you can run windows on them).
It all depends on what you need to do with the laptop. Its like asking “I need a car, which is the best car and how much?”
If you are an everyday laptop that you can carry around to class, to libraries and back to your room, then go with a light, small laptop. It will do everything from word processing, internet browsing, emails. Something of a 13″ screen should be good enough. Places like dell.com or any retail stores will have them available for around $600.
If you want a laptop that does more, for instance graphic designing, gaming, or anything that requires a lot of computing power, then you will need a more powerful laptop. A bigger screen is needed, at least 15.4″ is required. Try dell.com or powernotebooks.com or retail stores. They will run at least $1000.
If you don’t play to carry your laptop to class or anywhere except your room, then just buy a desktop. It is much more powerful and reliable for much less price.
Becareful that you don’t buy a laptop that seems like a good deal ($300). Most of the time, those laptops are out of date and will soon be a burden to you rather than a tool.
one last thing, don’t buy MAC.
DELL Inspiron
I’d recommend checking out the “Laptop Scout” application. It’s a great resource for comparing different models and helping you get the best value and performance for your money. Here’s a link:
Just go to the site and enter what kind of things you’re looking for in a laptop (RAM, disk space, etc), and it’ll provide you with a list of potential PCs that match your specifications. It also provides links to Cnet reviews, so you can do some real in-depth comparisons while you look.
A lot depends on your budget, but a couple of mid-ranged computers that pop up during a quick Laptop Scout search based on your specifications include the Dell Studio 15 ($1099, 4GB of RAM) or the Sony VIAO FW355 ($1129.99, 4 GB of Ram, Blu-Ray drive). Those are also pretty portable, which means it’ll be easy to take them to class with you.
There’s a much longer list of available laptops, as well as a bunch of other customizable options on Laptop Scout, so I’d recommend that you head there and customize what you want to see what comes up.
Good luck, I hope you find this useful!
Thanks,
Cody
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