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I'm a college student and my current laptop is way to slow and just sucks (toshiba). I was just wondering if anyone else has any clue on what I could get that is quicker and easier to use for school! Thank you!
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Chomebooks are great and cheap for students they will be able to do everything you need


But it depends on your classes tbh


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MacBook Air

-Quick
-Light
-Long battery life
-FaceTime, iMessage
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Budget?

High end $900>
Delll XPS13
MacBook Pro

Medium end <$600>

Low end <$350>
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Macbook Air is the all mighty college laptop.
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Potion wrote Budget?

High end $900>
Delll XPS13
MacBook Pro

Medium end <$600>

Low end <$350>


What about medium and low end options??
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Go to a store that sells laptops and buy the one within your budget you like most. Unless you're buying high-end like a Macbook or XPS, you should be happier this way.
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Soak wrote
Potion wrote Budget?

High end $900>
Delll XPS13
MacBook Pro

Medium end <$600>

Low end <$350>


What about medium and low end options??
for a mid end I got a asus zen book they are like 750 they are just about as thin as a MacBook also with a aluminum finish. Pretty snappy also has a fingerprint scanner. Good battery life I usually get 6 hours out of mine. I'm in college as well.
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Bro, I have a mac but would not want it knowing what I know in college now. I had to dual partition my laptop to run windows because in the College of Business at my university they only accept Microsofts operating system.

Now, you can always dual partition it, run a virtual machine, or simply download most applications Microsoft Office offers for mac, but it is a PAIN!

I'm in an Information System class and about 50% of us have Macs and it is so lame! The professor basically told us we are "shit out of luck" and doesn't really offer any help to Mac users.


Just my experience, as I am currently in college studying Healthcare Administration.
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Ethan wrote Bro, I have a mac but would not want it knowing what I know in college now. I had to dual partition my laptop to run windows because in the College of Business at my university they only accept Microsofts operating system.

Now, you can always dual partition it, run a virtual machine, or simply download most applications Microsoft Office offers for mac, but it is a PAIN!

I'm in an Information System class and about 50% of us have Macs and it is so lame! The professor basically told us we are "shit out of luck" and doesn't really offer any help to Mac users.


Just my experience, as I am currently in college studying Healthcare Administration.


Installing Bootcamp so you can run Windows on a Mac is pretty easy. Even my non tech savvy brother managed to do it so he could play a few Windows only games.
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