Guest Turquoise678 Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Hello, everyone. I am seriously considering investing in a laptop for next year and years to come. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what brand/type I should look at? I don't want anything too pricey, but I want to make sure it will have the programs and capability I need. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated! Especially coming from my fellow meds on a shoestring budget! Thanks, Turq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RageoftheDragon Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 I was thinking of getting a laptop as well for my gift to myself. I have opted for a desktop however. I feel I can put alot more into a desktop (gonna make one helluva gaming system for those late nites studying). While this will lose the portability of a laptop, I'm also thinking that a good enough personal assistant unit could get me through the day in terms of what I need to move around, allowing easier and cheaper transfer between my home compy and comps in the library/computer labs on campus. I also fear the quality of wireless at the UofS. Such is my take on the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest marbledust Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 One thing you might want to look at is a second hand laptop. Most major cities will have many used computer stores, even some that specialize just in laptops. This is usually a good time to look because they often have "student specials." You can usually get fully loaded laptops at about half (or less) of a new model. I used the money I saved on my laptop to upgrade my desktop. Or you can use it for other things...like food and rent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kels2004 Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 Hey, I just treated myself to a new laptop last week, and thus far I love it... and it was so cheap! (well, compared to the other laptops on the market ) It is an Averatec 3220, and I bought it at Future Shop for $1200. It has all the goodies of wireless internet and weights in at just over 4 lbs, which is great! Hard drive is 40GB, RAM is 256 (I upgraded 512), so should be just find fine for school work. I don't know much about the company, but I have read a fair number of online reviews of it, and it seemed to fare very well. (I also always invest in the extended service plan since I would be lost if something went wrong, and it's always saved me money in the long run!) Good luck searching! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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