Looking For The Best College Laptop

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When you’re looking at the best laptops for college, you need to ask yourself “what are my needs”? What tasks will you be using the laptop for?

I’ve experienced using both a Mac and a PC/Windows and each of them have their good points as well as their bad. When I need to do my writing or working with spreadsheets, I prefer to be on a PC/Windows. I grew up with DOS then switched to Microsoft/Windows. I know the programs like the back of my hand and I complete my work rather quickly. A Mac was introduced to me when I needed better streaming video and graphic abilities. I see a Mac being more of the what the future needs. Mac also makes it quicker to operate with less keystrokes.

As you shop for a laptop for college this year, remember to tell the salesman exactly what your needs are. Yes, you’ll need to work with a word program and would want to have a better media player, but you can save money by cutting back on what you really won’t need? Do you need to have a CD/DVD burner? If you don’t, talk to the salesman about installing the basic CD/DVD and then put the money you saved toward boosting up your gig’s. Don’t want those extra programs? You know, the ones that are never used once you get the computer home. Talk to them about how you can swap it for more RAM.

Those are just a few of the different ways to build the best college laptop for you. No one else but you is really going to use it so why not have it the way you need it to be. So, what really is the best college laptop? The one that was made for you and your needs, not one off the “showroom floor”

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Best College Laptops, Mac or PC?

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Best College Laptops, Mac or PC?

Depending on different groups of individuals you ask will make a difference. Typically you would ask someone that you know, but do you ask the right person to answer. I’ve been a PC user for the last 20+ years. I’ve never used a Mac in my life. That does not mean that the Mac is better. It just means that a PC works for what I need it to do. Why should I try to change now? Both systems are good for what each person needs them for. If the PC did not live up to what I needed from it, I would have no choice but to learn how to use a Mac.

There are different opinions out there on this issue but here’s a couple of misconceptions on both of them.

#1- PC’s are too bulky compared to a Mac

Not True, there are some model from each of them that range in size.

#2-It’s too hard to learn how to use a Mac.

People who never used a computer before have learned to use a Mac faster than a PC. Less keystrokes for similar tasks.

#3-PC’s are faster than Mac.

With a Mac having less keystroke to do the same task, it does not sound likely.

#4-There’s no difference between Mac’s and PC’s .

If there wasn’t a difference between them, how come they’re not compatible?

#5-The Mac is the Best college laptop.

If your major is technology or multi-media, then this statement may be right. Mac’s seem to flow smoother.

#6-Windows/PC’s are cheaper

They sometimes do have higher initial purchase cost, but as of total cost over the life of owning them Mac are substantially lower.

#7-Schools should be using windows/PC’s since more businesses do.

Who really knows what the future holds for the technology/information era. With all the entrepreneurs that are on the rise in the internet world, it really depends on if both systems can out-perform the other and expand to the next level.

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Choosing The Best Laptop For Your Needs

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There are many factors involved in choosing the best laptops for college students. Price, functionality and features are all areas to be considered before making your final purchase.

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