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    Good school laptop

    Hey everyone me and my fiance will be going back to school on the 28th of next month. I know we will need a laptop, but I am not very good at knowing what computer is good and all that jazz. I don't really want to spend over $1000 because we really dont have much money and it is all depending on how much financial aid we will get.


    So can someone recommend a good college type laptop?


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    I got a Samsung 17 inch one that I really like, I got it for 500 new it's not most high end but i don't play games it's fast for what I need as far as school and downloading movies and CDs is fast. I like it alot big screen is nice too
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    I bought a dell for $400 at best buy like 2years ago. It has a 15" screen.

    Thats about all i know about it haha. Im not a tech guy at all. It does everything i need it to do like Nick said lol.
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    Yeah I'm not tech guy at all the way I fix broken electronics is slapping them cussing at them hitting them harder then bringing it to my neighbor to fix. Go to best buy they helped me tons saved me money too I was gonna buy one that was made for gaming and they found a better one for me since I just want school and downloading
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    I get 10% off dell stuff through my work so I am looking at those now Mike!
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    Spend the extra money and go Mac. My MacBook Pro has out lasted all of my friends lab tops. I love my Mac it is by far the best investment I have made toward my college experience. Still in school and still have my Mac and she runs perfect even at 4 years old( and yes it is a she lol), runs just like it was just opened and turned on for the first time.
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    I would love to get a macbook, but I don't think I will have $1,500 or more to get one.
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    Re: Good school laptop

    Quote Originally Posted by 1nstinct View Post
    Spend the extra money and go Mac. My MacBook Pro has out lasted all of my friends lab tops. I love my Mac it is by far the best investment I have made toward my college experience. Still in school and still have my Mac and she runs perfect even at 4 years old( and yes it is a she lol), runs just like it was just opened and turned on for the first time.
    x2. i know they're kinda pricey but i've had HPs and dells crap out after 2 or 3 years. got sick of it and bit the bullet and got a macbook pro a couple years ago and it's still running just as good as the first day i turned it on. now i don't think i'll ever buy another PC again.
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    You have to be careful with macs though bc they arent compatible with some things. My friend couldnt do any of the work for our stats class on his macbook bc he couldnt download the add ons or something to excel.
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    I heard of that too, one of the colleges I was looking at told all students don't buy macs something with their system didn't work with macs
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