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best laptop for student?
kreid
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Looking at one which has high speed and can have several applications open at same time, including mapping , excel etc. This looks like it will cost £500 plus...any recommendations. Could go more than 500 for the right laptop.
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Screen size? Weight limit?0
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What course? Recommendations for one for a STEM degree, especially engineering, are going to be different for one for philosophy.kreid said:Looking at one which has high speed and can have several applications open at same time, including mapping , excel etc. This looks like it will cost £500 plus...any recommendations. Could go more than 500 for the right laptop.
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Most students seem to have Macs these days. Not a bad shout as they are reliable but a budget buster.0
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Also is it going to be carried around all day between lectures in which case lightness and battey life are important but if it's going to be plugged in at a desk then not so much.MinuteNoodles said:
What course? Recommendations for one for a STEM degree, especially engineering, are going to be different for one for philosophy.kreid said:Looking at one which has high speed and can have several applications open at same time, including mapping , excel etc. This looks like it will cost £500 plus...any recommendations. Could go more than 500 for the right laptop.
I don't think I've seen any data on the market share for student laptop brands. Apple may be the biggest individual brand but I doubt that they have the majority. Be careful about jumping for a Macbook as while it may bring street cred there may be problems down the line with incompatible applications especially in science and engineering where many packages are Windows only.0
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