Student laptop

Jimmy1983

Jimmy1983

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Iam writing this on the behalf off my cousin who is of to uni next year, and she is after a laptop. Not sure on budget but just wants it for general tasks. So something like

100Gb HDD
2 Gb Ram
15.4 display
built in wireless card
DVD RW

thats just an idea I gave to her off what spec she will probably want. Have you guys got any models in mind?
 
Edit... nevermind :p

Dell 1525 @ purple shirts

* Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5750
* (2 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB Cache)
* Genuine Windows Vista (R) Home Premium
* 2 GB Memory
* 120 GB Hard Drive

£399

Similar system with 3gb ram and 250gb HD available for £429.99 from a big supermarket.
 
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recomend apple laptops even if not 100% on getting one just check the store out as a mac is the only computer that will run every application as you can run osx and windows so it will run anything and everything and there very good i love my macbook pro i have a windows pc as well but for uni use nothing but my mac its the best way to go
 
ic0n said:
recomend apple laptops even if not 100% on getting one just check the store out as a mac is the only computer that will run every application as you can run osx and windows so it will run anything and everything and there very good i love my macbook pro i have a windows pc as well but for uni use nothing but my mac its the best way to go
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Does you Macbook pro not have a comma key? :p
 
Thanks, I will recommend a macbook. But iam sure she hasnt ever used one and will only want a normal windows laptop.

That above deal looks very good thanks, are dell worth looking at?
 
ic0n said:
recomend apple laptops even if not 100% on getting one just check the store out as a mac is the only computer that will run every application as you can run osx and windows so it will run anything and everything and there very good i love my macbook pro i have a windows pc as well but for uni use nothing but my mac its the best way to go
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I have a Macbook pro too and love it but sounded a little too fanboy-ish for comfort. They have flaws.
 
The basic Macbook is £601 from the HE discount store, £699 from the usual one. I'm not sure if the same % discount applies to everything though.

They're nice but value wise they don't come close to the Dell.

Macbook 13" -

2.1ghz core 2 duo
1gb ram
120gb HD

£601
 
Gilbretto said:
If she is happy with using windows then i see no point in paying silly money for a mac. Completely pointless.
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mac are very nice but there no point in just get a mac for the sake of it, plus microsoft may do that steel deal for offie for like £39 this year, so could save money there, dont forget the add the cost of office and what not
 
bigredshark said:
I have a Macbook pro too and love it but sounded a little too fanboy-ish for comfort. They have flaws.
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lol well i guess as i do love my mac but then my big power desktop pc is windows so dont that much of a fan boy but when i have had mac laptops for college and uni over last 4 or so years and had no problems at all, but windows pc was cheaper than mac pro but viruses and other windows problems bsod and stuff

so yer i still say go with a mac or at lease check it out first as you can still run windows on them and as a important computer for something like uni work i think its a good place to look
 
But they're expensive, which isn't what a student is usually going to want. If she can get a similarly-specced Dell for a lot less money, that's probably the better option.
 
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