November 28th, 2009 
admin 
When shopping for the best college laptop, one always asks “Where do I go to purchase one? There are many places to go, in person or even on-line. I will talk about both of these choices here in this article.
As for going to the usual brick and mortar type establishments, there are many to choose from. One of the things that you need to ask is, “What brand do I want”? You can look in the phone book for the nearest Gateway store in you area. They have quite a few, but there’s not one in every city. If you’re one of the people that does have one in their hometown, then you should check them out. They have every model that they make in these store and with their well trained staff you will be taken care of.
Another one of your choices can be going to the nearest Dell outlet, but then again there’s not one in every city. I myself have been in one in New York City and I found it very hard to walk out of there with just one item and when I decided on the one that I wanted it was difficult not to walk out of there with every single accessory that they offered me.
Most likely you will be happier shopping on line for the laptop of your choice since you can do it from the comfort of your own home. This is how I do most of my purchases for such items. Shopping this way will help avoid the salesmen type sales pitches that will come your way when go to the actual store.
Buying online you can save you money by looking up promotion and coupon codes and with the many choices of online stores, they will compete more for your business.
Watch the video related to best college
Direct to you from COLLEGE HUMOR! www.collegehumor.com … best of college humor twilight saga new moon vampire harry potter movie bella edward
Help answer the question about best college
About Author
For more information on best college laptops, please visit: http://bestcollegelaptops.com/
Posted in 
Tags: 
Eh, the Illuminati is run by reptilian kin known throughout history as Jinn, Naga, Angels/Demons, Dragons, Dracul, Al Gore, Warburgs, Windsors, Rothschilds etc. that rule the inner cult of Freemasonry and do foul sex&torture rituals. They’ll probably start WW3, force-vaccinate people this Fall, go to internet 2 & have a staged alien invasion(2010) to get a microchipped population/world government but will fail! Support FreemanTV, Alex Jones, Dr.Deagle, Stewart Swerdlow & Project Camelot!
college bla bla bla
waste
its all about preference!! just make sure you get a long battery life!!
I think hp computers are great, and if you have a student email, you can get a really good discount by signing up for an account.
I would start with the dv6t (non student $650, student $586 starting price)
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Category&v1=High+performance&series_name=dv6t_series&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/notebooks/High_performance/dv6t_series
and then you customize…
the processor it comes with should be fine.
at least 4 gb memory will be good… right now they are offering a free update to 4 gb, so select that.
it comes with a 250 gb, which will be fine for your first two years or so, as long as you don't fill it up with music and photos, but you can upgrade to 500 gb for only $30 so it might be worth doing bc a 250 gb external will cost you more than that.
the graphics card is entirely a matter of budget, a better one will help if you are planning on using 3d model building programs (you will) but upgrading will cost $100 and its not essential.
all the other specs are fine the way they are. microsoft office home and student is a must, but its $100 and you should be able to find someone to give it to you illegally… shhh.
so basically off the standard, the only things i upgraded were the 4gb ram (free upgrade) and 500 gb hard drive (not essential if you have an external) and the total is $614 for a pretty good laptop.
you can not get a crappy laptop for architecture, it will be useless, the programs we use are huge.
If you have more than $650, I would jump up to the dv7t.
If you don't want an hp, keep these rules in mind:
budget determines the processor, its usually pretty expensive to upgrade.
4 gb of ram will be good
and a better graphics card will help you run 3d modeling programs but isn't essential.
i would get at least a 250 gb hard drive.
wide screens are the norm.
it was a little rambling, but i hope it helps!
I'm a fourth year and I just bought myself a desktop, so I had to learn all this stuff and this is what I learned from my various computer nerd friends and websites.
If you want personalized, reliable and quick advice, you should check out ProCompare.com — http://procompare.com/top/laptops. They have a recommendation engine that ranks laptops based on reviews from a community of trusted IT professionals. They also have a cool personalization slider that lets you optimize the results based on the criteria that are most important to YOU.
FOr surfing the net, writing papers, listening to music, and watching movies.. laptops from 2001 do the job quite nicely.. How can I say such a thing? Because college students from 2001 were doing the same things. So, what does that really mean? It means you can purchase a used laptop if you want.
You can walk into Walmart, and with your credit card, you can purchase the cheapest laptop (Typically an Acer Aspire) for between $450 and $500 and it is going to do all those things you want to do, and it will do them nicely. You could go online to Geeks.com and buy the $300 laptop of your choice (most are dell, btw) http://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=NBB and it is going to do all those things you listed.
Neither brand you listed is better for those things. No brand is "best" for those things, since they all do them.
Now, as far as durability goes, I'd avoid HP. I get them in the repair shop where I am the laptop repairman more than any other brand… for hardware repair. They do tend to fall apart more often than any other brand. And I do mean, fall apart.
I would get a PC for the following reasons..
PC=Variety of specs, options, quality, prices, vendors, support
Mac=One vendor, limited options, still more expensive. Look below for more information..
Contrary to belief, Macs are not better quality. Apple also has been changing suppliers to try to "lower the price" and thus lowering quality. Even with the lower prices, Macs still cost more, they spend a higher percent of budget trying to make it look pretty, and marketing.
Today, Macs use the same hardware as PCs. Why spend extra to get the same CPU chips, graphics cards and OS X isn't as secure as you think.. Look below.
WINDOWS ADVANTAGES:
Aprox 90% of the market is Windows. Most PCs include windows already pre-installed.
1) A number of websites still require Internet Explorer to view and IE for Mac Stinks (it is really ies4osx which is the Windows IE version running really buggy on OS X and illegal if you don't have a legitimate copy of Windows, too many problems with it).
2) More supported peripherals (printers and other things you hook into the computer) on Windows.
3) Many more games
4) Like the Dock on OS X (Mac)? google/yahoo rocketdock, objectdoc.
Install at least Free Versions of Avira AntiVir, Avast, Comodo Firewall on the Vista.
LINUX ADVANTAGES:
1) Install Linux, and then get tons of software for free.Update software easily and automatically. (Checking a checkbox in either two ways to install (Add/Remove or Synaptic Package Manager), search for something you want, check a box and click apply)
2) Like the Mac OS X effects? go yahoo/google COMPIZ FUSION. It can do just about any cool effect a Mac can do and more…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Fbk52Mk1w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3gkX9HDfEE (there is no flickering when you use it like on the video, not sure why the person has the flicker)
3) Like the Mac OS X Doc? google/yahoo Cairo Dock, avant window navigator.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3rf5q_cairo-dock-mac-os-x-leopard-dock-on_tech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0hzi22g2DE
4) It is faster/MORE SECURE. Surf the internet and even run some windows programs with Wnehq/Crossover..
LINUX OS
If you are worried about viruses, spyware, security, Try Linux (it is free), I have included some information about Linux and links so you are not lost if you decide to try it.
Easily turn your system into a Dual booting computer with Linux, fast, safe and secure, easy to use (contrary to belief). You then get the best of both worlds (Windows with all of its supported products, freely go online without the worry)
Installing Linux in general is very simple and much more secure than OS X(Macintosh) and free.
Also, most Linux distributions have a LiveCD which means you can try without installing…
UBUNTU, KUBUNTU, FREESPIRE, PCLINUXOS, etc.. all have live CDS.
All you have to do is..
A) to download .iso file off the internet from the Linux website
B) burn the .iso file to a CD or DVD (Make sure your burning software can burn an ISO or get InfraRecorder http://infrarecorder.org/ )
C) restart the computer with the CD in the drive
D) As computer is restarting, press on F12 Key a bunch of times to get a boot menu
E) Select the option to boot from CD or DVD.
Click on this link and follow instructions up to the point of "Once the system has started up…", (the rest is how to backup windows) for an easy picture guide for steps A-E above http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/use-ubuntu-live-cd-to-backup-files-from-your-dead-windows-computer/
For easy instructions on setting up Dual Boot http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_windows_xp_and_linux_xp_installed_first.htm
ANOTHER QUICK NOTE: People have been able to run OS X on a PC since the PC and Mac use the same hardware. This is not legal and I would not recommend it for security and legal reasons, the purpose is to show that there is nothing special about the MAC.
A)Price… (may not matter to you but why pay more than you have to)
A similar equipped PC is much cheaper to purchase than Mac. Lets use Dell (but you can compare with another PC Brand if you like)
**(LAPTOP)
Dell Inspiron Laptop $849 dropped to $799
15" Screen
CPU: (upgrade to) 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Memory: 3GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive: 320GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
Optical Drive: Blu-ray Disc Combo (DVD+/-RW + BD-ROM) – WRITES DVDS,CDS, READS Blue-Ray Disks
Macbook $1349 just dropped to $1224
13" Screen (SMALLER)
CPU: 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (SAME)
Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 (SAME)
Memory: (upgrade to) 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (LESS RAM)
Hard Drive (upgrade to) 250GBSerial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm (SMALLER HARD DRIVE)
Optical Drive: (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) – (Writes CDs, DVDs, cannot read Blue-Ray) (WORSE AND 1/2 SPEED)
**(DESKTOP)
PLEASE NOTE: I'm comparing Apple Mac's vs Dells best deal. If you decide that you must have an all-in one. The Dell all-in-one has more ram, wireless keyboard and mouse and equivalent to $400 for free making the Imac still more expensive when you upgrade the Imac to try to match. Personally I don't think the All-in-Ones are a good choice, and consider them overpriced, lack expandability and repairs both more expensive and require the entire computer.
PS: Apple knows that they must make Macintosh look different than PC so all Macs except the Mac Pro will not have a tower option. Apple's low end lacks expandability but it makes the Mac "look different", if Mac had a tower for low-end, more people would realize the similarities between the two.
Dell: (Right Now) Specs Below costs $809
CPU: 2.4 GHZ Dell Inspiron QUAD (4 Processor) CORE
SCREEN: 20inch Screen
MEMORY: 3GB Ram
HARD DRIVE: 500 GB hard Drive
OPTICAL DRIVE: 16x DVD/CD Read/Writer
GRAPHICS: (upgrade to ) ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO 128MB
The Best Deal Mac is not the Mac Mini since it has no monitor, keyboard, mouse, very skimpy on options and setup… IMac is better price than the Mac Mini.
IMac ($1400)
CPU: 2.4 GHZ DUAL (2 Processor) CORE (SLOWER CPU)
SCREEN: 20inch Screen
MEMORY: (upgrade to) 2GB Ram (LESS RAM)
HARD DRIVE: (upgrade to ) 500 GB hard Drive
OPTICAL DRIVE: 8x DVD Reader/Writer (1/2 speed)
GRAPHICS: ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO 128MB
**END OF DESKTOP
B) SECURITY:
Mac OS X was hacked in 2006 under 30 minutes, and hacked within 2 minutes in a contest in 2008. Linux and Vista were not able to be hacked until another day when restrictions were lowered.
All macs are standardized with Cameras, if your system gets hacked, the hacker would more likely be able to turn on your camera.
Please Note: All OS's have vulnerabilities.
C) VIRUSES
The argument that OS X has less viruses is true, but that is against XP, BUT Mac OS X has viruses (which is significantly on the rise), a friend of mine has a virused Mac. As more users use Macs, more viruses will come out for it. Especially when users think "they are safe".
Viruses on Mac are rising significantly.
Google/Yahoo Mac Viruses
D) WINDOWS LICENSE is discounted with PCs
You do not pay the full price, for instance Dell -> you pay $50 or less for Vista Home Premium If you buy a Mac and want Vista, you pay full price.
E) EXPANDABILITY & REPAIR…
Repairs are more expensive than PCs since the IMac, Mac Mini are compact units, and Apple charges a premium for their services. Some repairs can be done by another repair service but the compact design of the computer causes problems.
With an IMac, if the problem is with the monitor, the whole computer would have to be brought in.
IMac and Mac mini lack expansion.
F) PROBLEMS
Sample of problems: Overheating Macbooks, OS X- not responding to keyboard, some units with 16bit screens, etc. Apple statistics are misleading since Mac users with problem machines are more likely to go out and buy a new computer than PC users. Apple is lowering prices which means you can expect lower quality than in the past. Apple had switched the manufacturers producing parts. OS X also has problems slowing down.
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/08/01/apples-quality-dwindling-my-macbook-pro-sob-story/
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Finds-Irony-in-Mac-OS-X-Getting-Hacked-Before-Vista-SP1-82135.shtml
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10020263-17.html
http://infosecurity.us/?p=4005
http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2008/07/malware_authors_take_aim_at_growing_number_of_1.html
http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/poll_have_you_noticed_an_increase_in_malware_viruses_etc_on_your_mac/
http://www.ubuntu.com/
http://www.kubuntu.org/
http://www.freespire.org/
http://www.pclinuxos.com/
http://distrowatch.com/
http://polishlinux.org/
http://www.desktoplinux.com/
http://xwinman.org/gnome.php
http://xwinman.org/kde.php
http://www.linuxalt.com/
http://screencasts.ubuntu.com/
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/
http://www.avast.com/
http://www.free-av.com/
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromMacOSX
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromWindows
Google/Yahoo OS X on PC
what about Yale?
If you want personalized, reliable and quick advice, you should check out ProCompare.com — http://procompare.com/top/laptops. They have a recommendation engine that ranks laptops based on reviews from a community of trusted IT professionals. They also have a cool personalization slider that lets you optimize the results based on the criteria that are most important to YOU.
Hope you'll find this answer useful…
never had an HP, but i can tell you some of the Laptops I'm about to show you are around $600-$700 and they are really good.
Just Look Around newegg. Awesome website.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=Toshiba+satelite&x=0&y=0
First off, stay away from Macs. They are overprice and overvalued. They are inferior to pc laptops. People say 50% more for macs just to show off, but in reality they bought an inferior machine.
Go with HP or Dell. Whatever model you get, make sure it has at least
core 2 Dual
3gb of ram
at least 150gb of harddrive
wireless b/g/n
windows vista or xp
anything you like you can add on, but those above are essentials
When you are in school, programs like word, excel, powerpoint, access and outlook are all made for windows. Sure macs can run them, but you need to buy mac versions and sometimes parallel programs to run them. Why go through all that trouble when you can run it straight on a pc laptop? Also a lot of times, you will be asked to use programs for class that is not compatible with macs. This can cause a bit of a hassle when it comes to projects and homeworks.
I would get a Macbook. I don't know why the guy above me recommended a Macbook Pro, that would be a waste of money since your not playing games. A Macbook has all the software you'll need to easily video blog and is very secure. At my college to use the campus' online you have to download a bunch of crap if you have a Windows computer due to viruses. With my Macbook though I can get right on, no downloads or extra software needed!
If you don't want to make the change to mac though then I would recommend a Dell 1330. It's a small 13 inch computer that is perfect for the things you said you would be using it for and it's at a great price.
Also as far as longevity either the Dell or the Mac will last just as long. Just because it's an apple computer doesn't mean it magically lasts longer like some people think.
Lastly, when you do buy your laptop buy it online. Many online sites like dell.com or apple.com offer student discounts that can save you a couple hundred off your laptop.
*EDIT*
Well if you don't want a Mac then I would recommend a Dell. There service is unbeatable and they also have video cameras on their laptops. Also, they offer student discounts like I said above.
…I think you would like a mac though:)