Best College Laptops

My Choice For The Five Best College Laptops

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This is a guest post from Ben, who goes to FSU 

Last night watching the Patriots-Steelers game in the lounge of my residence hall I had a discussion with several of the guys during halftime. A commercial for the new MacBook Air came on and every single person made negative remarks about it. All of us had discovered one thing about laptops we wish we had known before this year, that the more durable and the more falls it can withstand the better.

Because we live in an age of technology we are constantly on out computers and since we live in a residence hall without wifi we need an Ethernet cable attached. Every single one of us has tripped over the cord and had our laptop crash to the floor or gone to bed with our laptop in the bed with us, only to fall out (sometimes from a top bunk) to the floor in the middle of the night. 

IMB Thinkpads are unfashionable but they are durable and with the type of papers and speeches required of us a working computer is a must at all times. This computer isn’t as flashy and may be unpopular for college freshmen compared to other brands but when an everyday accident causes you to lose all your work and hundreds of dollars of equipment maybe its time to switch to the computer that can withstand accidents. IMB Thinkpads are in my opinion the best college laptop. (Or at least college freshmen laptop until you move into better dorms with wifi and no bunk beds). Its not totally accident proof but it is durable to cover most normal falls and incidents.

Tied for first is the Dell Latitude XFR. This laptop is the definition of durable it could probably fall off a skyscraper and be fine. Of course being college freshman we tried dropping it from the highest place we could. It fell four stories and still works. So if you really want durable this is the most extreme option. 

Also tied for first (yes there are three first place choices) is the Panasonic Toughbook. Because so many of us broke or damaged laptops and we are broke college students the logical first choice for a replacement was whatever computer wouldn’t break. This is just another unbreakable laptop from a trusted brand.

In second place for best college laptops is the Apple MacBook Pro. While it may not have the durability on a college campus computers suffer from slow downloading and lots of issues. It can be so frustrating especially when you really need to finish a Logical Argumentation project due tomorrow at 8AM. So the Mac with far fewer problems and much less prone to suddenly crash on you (My Asus completely crashed during midterms with led to severely elevated levels of stress.). Next to durability, reliability is the most important thing and on a college campus laptops are much more prone to issues and viruses so having a Mac would be very useful.

In third place is the HP TouchSmart. Teachers are occasionally strict about letting computers in their class simply because they do not want student Facebooking instead of paying attention but teachers are fine with this laptop because it folds easy on your desk just like a notebook. And students who have this laptop are able to take notes straight on their computer making them easy to fond later. So for a computer that makes your notes easily organized and that teachers almost always allow in class the HP TouchSmart is a wise choice.

Knowing what I know now there is NO way I would not have bought the laptop I did to start college with. I very expensively learned what does and doesn’t work and for best laptop success get something durable or that will not constantly have problems (or crash at bad times!) or that can be used to further help you stay organized and get ahead in classes.

IBM ThinkPad X40 For College

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When you go to buy the best college laptops for students, it has to be lightweight yet sturdy enough so that it gives a good throbbing. It should be small enough to fit in under your arms or in a backpack as well as should be easy to carry from class to class also. The performance and battery life should be excellent and unforgettably should be inexpensive too. It is observed that netbooks prove to be best and ideal mini-laptops for students as they are small in size along with good battery backup.

IBM ThinkPad X40 from Lenovo is ultra thin and sleek and is quite ideal for many professionals as well as students who are shopping for good college laptops. The style and performance along with its being extremely light in weight, makes it the best choice. However the most attractive and remarkable feature of this laptop is keyboard, which is simply great rather perfect. The keyboard helps in solid typing and offers a ‘full body’ feeling in addition. It is just 3.2 pounds in weight and 1.3 inches tall. It has 40GB hard drive and 256MB of RAM that is built in. The screen is 12.1 inch and is quite bright and crisp. It has all the basic features like couple of USB ports, a monitor connection, network and modem jacks, an SD Card slot and basic audio facility too.

Another remarkable feature is the Thinklight, which enables the user to type even in the dark, which really is extremely helpful for students. This also helps while traveling so that you do not disturb anyone else because of your work. The only thing lacking is the absence of touchpad, which is very helpful and easier, actually for the students. Despite this drawback, X40 proves to be one of the best laptops that has the quality of IBM and is ultra portable.