Best laptop for school?

what do you guys recommend, im in some basic computer classes etc, whats the best laptop for school, i was considering Macbook Pro, and ill install windows 7

Vostro 1320, I have the older 1310 model and I love it. It's 13.3 inches, has a nice lcd and I have an 8400mgs, in it. You will have an 9300mgs whcih is faster. You can put a really really fast cpu in it as well as 1-8 gigs of ram. I have 4. I also have a 9cell battery in it, and a 3945abg wireless card in it(good for backtrack 3, if you don't know what that is... google it :P) The newest Intel wireless cards can't don't have monitor mode drivers. As in they can't crack wireless networks. (only do this on your own for testing purposes :P)

Anyway, I love it, very powerful and small :D I run Ubuntu and Windows 7 on it, runs like a dream...

Oh yeah make SURE you get a 7200rpm hard drive, so not get a 5400rpm one! Difference is massive.

a mac would be alright i guess but really trhere eyecandy laptops nothing more anything a mac can do a pc can do unless you are really into your os and doing things with it (servers, mass system updates, imaging, etc.) i highly recommend something in the $500 and under market possibly even a netbook (of which i high recommend the acer aspire one in the color of your choosing) because really if this is just for school work there no need for a dual/quad core cpu, 4GB ram and a gtx260m gpu

NETBOOKS!!!!!

If you want something for gaming or video editing build a desktop at the same time

Should be able to, if you spend a decend amount $700AU

would it be able to do java stuff?xfactor19990

netbooks aren't as bad as some people on this forum say. They aren't really fast but with a ram upgrade they are perfect for school. Plus most of them can get 8hr+ battery life with wifi off ect.

hmmm lol my main concern is power and battery life :)xfactor19990

i got an acer aspire one for sale nearby for $200 with fedora core 10 installed :O

i got an acer aspire one for sale nearby for $200 with fedora core 10 installed :O

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yeah you never see linux or unix or variants thereof on systems anymore its like witchcraft i swear.

High end Netbook. Upgrade the Ram. Enjoy. (300-400 USD) Oh , and some have 10 hours of batter life and weigh only three pounds :})