College Laptop
My brother is headed off to the University of Cincinnati this fall to study engineering (I know there are quite a few Cincinnati people around here maybe someone is familiar with the program). My dad is getting him a laptop for his high school graduation and was hoping to get by for about $650 but would be fine in the $750 range if that's what he needs. I'm thinking something in the Asus line of laptops they seem about the best bang for your buck right now? Anyone have other suggestions I'm open to them I'm just out of the loop any more. I've seen quite a bit of love for the HP Envy line but they are probably a little out of the price range? Min specs:
I-5 or higher processor
4gig ram
HD Video card (dedicated preferred but not required)
500gig 7200rpm hard drive
The rest of it is pretty basic gigabit NIC/802.11 g/n wireless, etc. They do want Windows 7 pro but I imagine in that price range I'll get home premium and then I can cover the any time upgrade to pro.
Thanks for any input.
I-5 or higher processor
4gig ram
HD Video card (dedicated preferred but not required)
500gig 7200rpm hard drive
The rest of it is pretty basic gigabit NIC/802.11 g/n wireless, etc. They do want Windows 7 pro but I imagine in that price range I'll get home premium and then I can cover the any time upgrade to pro.
Thanks for any input.
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Having something portable (even if you're not/can't be taking it to class) is a great thing. I spend far more time on my netbook than any other laptop in the house because of this, and that is just in my home.
I know they are garbage, but, a netbook is a cheap alternative. With the money you saved, you could probably cover your books for 1 or 2 semesters.
Get the oversize battery, it is lighter than carrying the charger.
Can he hold out for IvyBridge with igp3000, if so then this would handle most.
My girls both carried Toshiba through school.
I would look at the Dell XPS14 and compare others to it.