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The Holiday 2010 shopping season will be fast upon us, with the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) sales set to begin shortly. Computers, specifically computers for college students—those returning to school or perhaps starting for the first time after the winter break—will be among the hottest sellers this year. Choosing the best college laptop is not as tough as you might think. In this expert review, we will present the five best laptops for college and explain why one of them should be on your shopping list.
In terms of value, the top selling college laptops fall into two categories, ultra inexpensive netbooks, and deeply discounted notebooks.
Netbooks encompass small computers with screens generally under 11 inches like the Coby 10-inch Netbook PC. What is particularly unique about the Coby is that it is one of few netbooks still shipping new with Windows XP instead of Windows 7. One fantastic benefit of that distinction is that the Coby is about the lowest priced new stock netbook available. It can be had online for under $250, about $20 less than its close rival, Acer.
Acer’s 10.1″ Netbook PC with Intel Atom Processor and Windows 7 Home Starter is another super bargain, selling now for as little as $270. Your choice of which to buy depends to a great degree upon whether you are willing to part with Windows XP and move on to Windows 7.
Before discussing another popular netbook, it is important to know why this review considers netbooks a top choice for the best college laptop. It comes down to space. Many colleges were not built with computers in mind and ample desk space is often scarce.
That is a key reason why the Dell 10.1″ Inspiron Mini Netbook PC is also a fantastic deal. Coming in at just under $350, the larger battery in the Dell makes it superb. With nearly double the power of many netbooks, it is just the thing for when AC power is hard to find.
Before closing this review of the five best college laptops, we need to look at some larger models for those who need a 15-inch screen, the Toshiba 15.6-inch Satellite Laptop PC with AMD V140 Processor and the Toshiba Silver 15.6-inch Satellite Laptop PC with AMD Sempron Processor. The Silver sells for under $380, an outstanding price for a 15.6- inch laptop. The Silver is best suited to students who will have ample access to AC power, as the battery in this model is limited to about 3 hours or less. Compromising slightly on power capacity is one factor that allows Toshiba to offer the Silver at such a bargain price.
In the selection criteria for the five best college laptops, the three most important factors are cost, size, and power capacity. If smaller screens are fine for you, we recommend a netbook with the best battery you can afford. If you need something larger, both of the two Toshiba models receive top marks. Your ultimate decision comes down to battery life.
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Money is tight for everyone right now, especially college students. More and more students are doing away with the bells and whistels in a laptop and buying just what they need for their studies. This review was submitted by one of our new readers, Clyde Taylor.
1. The HP G62-339WM Laptop is Black with a 15.6″ screen. This computer comes with a decent processor, the AMD Athlon II P320 and 3GB of RAM. IT will handle your standard essays, online homework assignments etc, just don’t look for the hardcore gaming experience. With Windows 7 you will have access to almost any software suite your professors throw at you. And the double layer DVD burner will make short work of any media projects you turn in. For the science majors the heavy number crunching modelling will be slow but not impossible, just start it Friday night before you leave for the party and by Sunday night your assignment will be ready. New the computer will run you $499 but you could find a refurbished unit in the $400 range.
2. The HP Pavilion Laptop series has a 14.1″ Intel Core 2 Duo Processor with 1 GB RAM and 160 GB Hard Drive, Single layer DVD and comes standard with Vista Premium. Vista will be a pain and you will end up having to upgrade it quickly, as online assignments seem to annoy Vista quickly and often. The screen and graphics processor will be above average in terms of gaming quality, if a bit small. Again, the heavy mathematics students will cringe at doing any intensive work on this, but that’s what the computer lab is for, right? The lack of a built-in webcam will make chat roulette impossible without a peripheral camera but with a plethora of USB/Firewire ports you will have space to plug it in. This model runs from $499 to $550 depending on where you order from.
3. Acer Aspire One, although technical a netbook, with its 10.1″ screen and hefty Intel Atom N450 processor and 1 GB RAM it can handle the day to day grind of taking notes, writing reports and providing entertainment in the library. Its light weight and wide choice of colors makes it attractive to look at and carry. With an additional monitor in your room you can even use it in more robust media projects. And at $298 it leaves plenty of room in the budget for add-ons or other priorities.
4. The Toshiba Satellite has a Celeron 2.2 GHz processor, 15.6? screen and 3 GB of RAM. From most distributors it comes with Windows 7 and the lack of a webcam is again not a problem with the number of USB ports available. It is a bit on the heavy side, weighing in at 5.9 lbs. It will be difficult to lug between classes and its WIFI card is undersized for wireless internet access. However, if screen size and robust OS is your main priority you will be hard pressed to beat this one at $350.
5. Dell Inspiron Laptop with a generic Pentium Processor and 15.6″ display comes with 2 GB of RAM for $400. Although Dell’s service reputation is not what it once was this machine will serve you well in the day to day student activities. It will also be more than enough for all the viral videos, and facebook updates you desire. The lack of a DVD burner will mean that thumbdrives and online storage will be the online way to move data around but these days that’s all you really need 95%.
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In this article, we’ll discuss two different models in the Satellite series of Toshiba laptops. I have personal experience with the second one and second hand knowledge with the first.
Model : Satellite C650
Starts at $ 426.99
Satellite C650 laptop has a wide screen with an excellent 15.6” size which is good for watching movies, doing engineering drawings, surfing on the net, playing games etc. It has a powerful processor from Intel ( some models are available with AMD processor as well) which are particularly useful for multi-tasking.. With enough memory 2GB upgradeable up to 4 GB can run many of the necessary programs and hard disk capacity of 320 GB is sufficient enough to take care of many storage needs like songs, digital media, engineering drawings, personal documents, web downloads and much more. The 15.6 “inches display is very sleek and stylish with a great look and finish and has ideal viewing. With lot of features built into the laptop which include a media card reader to transfer files from digital media, standard 10 keypad keyboard, a DVD drive which writes from CD’s to DVD’s, an integrated web camera ideal for taking photos and videos while moving and useful for online web chat. Easily play all your favorite movies on the DVD drive and see it on the 15.6 “inches wide display.
Model : Satellite L640
Starts at : $ 515.99
Satellite L640 laptop series is good laptop and has a 14”inches display ideal for those who require a smaller laptop and light weight to carry. The laptop has a display which is HD LED backlit type if you plan to use the laptop outdoors. The digital content (movies, photos, web pages) look excellent on this particular screen which offers high quality display. Portable Laptop. The Satellite L640 is a portable and light weight laptop. But compared to the features it offers it balances with a powerful Intel processors with multi-core technology, for doing multiple tasks or running two applications simultaneously ( copying or reading at a time).Hard drive capacity is sufficient enough to take care of all your files storage. This laptop has energy conservation features, a Multi-touch Control Touch Pad™ for excellent scrolling , battery consumption control to save power , and a PC Health Monitor. It is light weight in design and ideal for you if you do not like to carry extra weight along with you. You can choose from a number of sophisticated colors in this Satellite model with a excellent finish. Play games online, watch videos on the web, use webcam for online chat with family and friends, do online shopping, download your favorite music and videos with a Toshiba Satellite L640 laptop . Additional features include wireless wi-fi for connecting to internet when you are on tour and have internet at your hotel or staying place, A multi touch control Touch Pad which moves in all directions enabling you scroll and click faster. This is an excellent laptop for meeting all your business needs like email, doing account work, making and storing documents, spreadsheets, compact and offers mobility. It comes with a reasonable price for all these features and much more.
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