need a laptop for school. questions

which CPU should I go for on a laptop? i5 or i7?

does better CPU = low battery life?

ive never used a apple computer before but reviews show mac book pro lasts 8 hours with a i7... but its 2k$ :?

anyone suggest good (not too fat) laptops?

which CPU should I go for on a laptop? i5 or i7?

does better CPU = low battery life?

ive never used a apple computer before but reviews show mac book pro lasts 8 hours with a i7... but its 2k$ :?

anyone suggest good (not too fat) laptops?

sillaris

which CPU should I go for on a laptop? i5 or i7?

does better CPU = low battery life?

ive never used a apple computer before but reviews show mac book pro lasts 8 hours with a i7... but its 2k$ :?

anyone suggest good (not too fat) laptops?

sillaris

it wont be for any gaming, just typing, internet, and maybe music. i have a netbook but with its 10inch screen its too small and no cd player. sillaris

[QUOTE="sillaris"]it wont be for any gaming, just typing, internet, and maybe music. i have a netbook but with its 10inch screen its too small and no cd player. UltimateGamer95

You probably wont get by with a netbook for college. Just about every college requires a LAPTOP...so I would def get a laptop.

Most colleges recommend at least 4GBs Ram or better, Intel Core Duo or better, 250GB or more, and mac or windows OS(maybe linux).

You can get away with spending 500-600 bucks on a great computer that will last you 4 years of college. Look at Sony, Asus, Toshiba, HP, and Lenovo. All great brands!

Best of luck!

You probably wont get by with a netbook for college. Just about every college requires a LAPTOP...so I would def get a laptop.

Most colleges recommend at least 4GBs Ram or better, Intel Core Duo or better, 250GB or more, and mac or windows OS(maybe linux).

You can get away with spending 500-600 bucks on a great computer that will last you 4 years of college. Look at Sony, Asus, Toshiba, HP, and Lenovo. All great brands!

Best of luck!

0ds

...lolwut?

Do you even go to college? I know of no college that recommends laptops, much less their hardware specs. As a college senior I would actually highly recommend not getting a laptop. They're less efficient for taking notes (and outright useless in science and art classes), a lot of professors hate them, and 99% of the kids I see using laptops in class are too distracted by the internet or something else on their laptop to be taking notes. The whole idea that you need a laptop for college is a myth and I can't imagine how it got started.

Here's what you need for college:

• Paper
• Pencil
• Three ring binders with pockets
• A scientific calculator (not a graphing calc, most professors won't let you use those)
• Backpack

And optional supplies include:

• Pens
• Voice recorder

Anything else is unnecessary. Having your own PC can be nice but most universities have enough PCs in the library and other areas on campus.

Get the $1199 Macbook Pro. Most netbooks don't cut it for school work

Get the $1199 Macbook Pro. Most netbooks don't cut it school workgmaster456

[QUOTE="gmaster456"]Get the $1199 Macbook Pro. Most netbooks don't cut it school workGhoX

[QUOTE="GhoX"][QUOTE="gmaster456"]Get the $1199 Macbook Pro. Most netbooks don't cut it school workgmaster456

[QUOTE="gmaster456"]

[QUOTE="GhoX"] Umm do we have a problem? Students use laptops for other things than taking notes. Sometimes they want to watch a DVD or burn a disk. Something you can't do on a net book without external parts which most people don't want to carry around. Also whoever said you need two hummers is an idiot. One should be plenty

GhoX

i have a netbook but with its 10inch screen its too small and no cd player. sillaris

[QUOTE="0ds"]

You probably wont get by with a netbook for college. Just about every college requires a LAPTOP...so I would def get a laptop.

Most colleges recommend at least 4GBs Ram or better, Intel Core Duo or better, 250GB or more, and mac or windows OS(maybe linux).

You can get away with spending 500-600 bucks on a great computer that will last you 4 years of college. Look at Sony, Asus, Toshiba, HP, and Lenovo. All great brands!

Best of luck!

gameguy6700

...lolwut?

Do you even go to college? I know of no college that recommends laptops, much less their hardware specs. As a college senior I would actually highly recommend not getting a laptop. They're less efficient for taking notes (and outright useless in science and art classes), a lot of professors hate them, and 99% of the kids I see using laptops in class are too distracted by the internet or something else on their laptop to be taking notes. The whole idea that you need a laptop for college is a myth and I can't imagine how it got started.

Here's what you need for college:

• Paper
• Pencil
• Three ring binders with pockets
• A scientific calculator (not a graphing calc, most professors won't let you use those)
• Backpack

And optional supplies include:

• Pens
• Voice recorder

Anything else is unnecessary. Having your own PC can be nice but most universities have enough PCs in the library and other areas on campus.

[QUOTE="gameguy6700"]

[QUOTE="0ds"]

You probably wont get by with a netbook for college. Just about every college requires a LAPTOP...so I would def get a laptop.

Most colleges recommend at least 4GBs Ram or better, Intel Core Duo or better, 250GB or more, and mac or windows OS(maybe linux).

You can get away with spending 500-600 bucks on a great computer that will last you 4 years of college. Look at Sony, Asus, Toshiba, HP, and Lenovo. All great brands!

Best of luck!

0ds

...lolwut?

Do you even go to college? I know of no college that recommends laptops, much less their hardware specs. As a college senior I would actually highly recommend not getting a laptop. They're less efficient for taking notes (and outright useless in science and art classes), a lot of professors hate them, and 99% of the kids I see using laptops in class are too distracted by the internet or something else on their laptop to be taking notes. The whole idea that you need a laptop for college is a myth and I can't imagine how it got started.

Here's what you need for college:

• Paper
• Pencil
• Three ring binders with pockets
• A scientific calculator (not a graphing calc, most professors won't let you use those)
• Backpack

And optional supplies include:

• Pens
• Voice recorder

Anything else is unnecessary. Having your own PC can be nice but most universities have enough PCs in the library and other areas on campus.

Well yeah, a CS/CE program would require a computer for obvious reasons, duh, but OP didn't say he was a CS/CE major. Furthermore, he said he would just use it for "typing, internet, and maybe music". I don't see anything in there about 3D rendering, programming, etc.

@the macbook vs. netbook dispute. gee here's an idea. how about a normal laptop. it does all those things that a macbook does for about $700 cheaper. Chrnocide

+1

Dunno what's the deal with Macs. Friend told me the OS can't really be bothered by viruses. All you really gotta do is take caution with what you do on the internet. IMO, I don't think it's worth the extra couple hundred dollars for just the OS :P

[QUOTE="0ds"][QUOTE="gameguy6700"]

...lolwut?

Do you even go to college? I know of no college that recommends laptops, much less their hardware specs. As a college senior I would actually highly recommend not getting a laptop. They're less efficient for taking notes (and outright useless in science and art classes), a lot of professors hate them, and 99% of the kids I see using laptops in class are too distracted by the internet or something else on their laptop to be taking notes. The whole idea that you need a laptop for college is a myth and I can't imagine how it got started.

Here's what you need for college:

• Paper
• Pencil
• Three ring binders with pockets
• A scientific calculator (not a graphing calc, most professors won't let you use those)
• Backpack

And optional supplies include:

• Pens
• Voice recorder

Anything else is unnecessary. Having your own PC can be nice but most universities have enough PCs in the library and other areas on campus.

gameguy6700

Well yeah, a CS/CE program would require a computer for obvious reasons, duh, but OP didn't say he was a CS/CE major. Furthermore, he said he would just use it for "typing, internet, and maybe music". I don't see anything in there about 3D rendering, programming, etc.

[QUOTE="0ds"]

You probably wont get by with a netbook for college. Just about every college requires a LAPTOP...so I would def get a laptop.

Most colleges recommend at least 4GBs Ram or better, Intel Core Duo or better, 250GB or more, and mac or windows OS(maybe linux).

You can get away with spending 500-600 bucks on a great computer that will last you 4 years of college. Look at Sony, Asus, Toshiba, HP, and Lenovo. All great brands!

Best of luck!

gameguy6700

...lolwut?

Do you even go to college? I know of no college that recommends laptops, much less their hardware specs. As a college senior I would actually highly recommend not getting a laptop. They're less efficient for taking notes (and outright useless in science and art classes), a lot of professors hate them, and 99% of the kids I see using laptops in class are too distracted by the internet or something else on their laptop to be taking notes. The whole idea that you need a laptop for college is a myth and I can't imagine how it got started.

Here's what you need for college:

• Paper
• Pencil
• Three ring binders with pockets
• A scientific calculator (not a graphing calc, most professors won't let you use those)
• Backpack

And optional supplies include:

• Pens
• Voice recorder

Anything else is unnecessary. Having your own PC can be nice but most universities have enough PCs in the library and other areas on campus.

[QUOTE="gameguy6700"]

[QUOTE="0ds"]

You probably wont get by with a netbook for college. Just about every college requires a LAPTOP...so I would def get a laptop.

Most colleges recommend at least 4GBs Ram or better, Intel Core Duo or better, 250GB or more, and mac or windows OS(maybe linux).

You can get away with spending 500-600 bucks on a great computer that will last you 4 years of college. Look at Sony, Asus, Toshiba, HP, and Lenovo. All great brands!

Best of luck!

0ds

...lolwut?

Do you even go to college? I know of no college that recommends laptops, much less their hardware specs. As a college senior I would actually highly recommend not getting a laptop. They're less efficient for taking notes (and outright useless in science and art classes), a lot of professors hate them, and 99% of the kids I see using laptops in class are too distracted by the internet or something else on their laptop to be taking notes. The whole idea that you need a laptop for college is a myth and I can't imagine how it got started.

Here's what you need for college:

• Paper
• Pencil
• Three ring binders with pockets
• A scientific calculator (not a graphing calc, most professors won't let you use those)
• Backpack

And optional supplies include:

• Pens
• Voice recorder

Anything else is unnecessary. Having your own PC can be nice but most universities have enough PCs in the library and other areas on campus.

which CPU should I go for on a laptop? i5 or i7?

does better CPU = low battery life?

ive never used a apple computer before but reviews show mac book pro lasts 8 hours with a i7... but its 2k$ :?

anyone suggest good (not too fat) laptops?

sillaris

On battery mode, Macbook Pro switches to IGP (Intel HD). Macbook Pro (Core i5/i7) uses Geforce GT330M with 48 CUDA processors. This is step up from 32 CUDA processor GPU i.e. Geforce 9600M GT.

MBP's GT330M is equipped with 256MB GDDR3 or 512MB GDDR3. Same generation laptops includes 1GB GDDR3 i.e. more memory chips or transistors thus extra energy usages. According to http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-330M.22437.0.html

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670 can still beat Geforce GT330M, let alone ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650. ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 has a slight advantage over GT330M.

It's all depends on your priories.

[QUOTE="0ds"][QUOTE="gameguy6700"]

...lolwut?

Do you even go to college? I know of no college that recommends laptops, much less their hardware specs. As a college senior I would actually highly recommend not getting a laptop. They're less efficient for taking notes (and outright useless in science and art classes), a lot of professors hate them, and 99% of the kids I see using laptops in class are too distracted by the internet or something else on their laptop to be taking notes. The whole idea that you need a laptop for college is a myth and I can't imagine how it got started.

Here's what you need for college:

• Paper
• Pencil
• Three ring binders with pockets
• A scientific calculator (not a graphing calc, most professors won't let you use those)
• Backpack

And optional supplies include:

• Pens
• Voice recorder

Anything else is unnecessary. Having your own PC can be nice but most universities have enough PCs in the library and other areas on campus.

imprezawrx500

[QUOTE="imprezawrx500"][QUOTE="0ds"] Just about every BIG university requires a laptop these days for running programs, not taking notes... Anyways it also depends on what degree your studying...Like me, Im studying Computer Engineering and they require all Engineering students and even regular non Engineering students to have a Laptop...Im not sure where you getting... "I know no college that recommends laptops..." I can name countless schools and link pages here for you to prove...ronvalencia

[QUOTE="imprezawrx500"][QUOTE="0ds"] Just about every BIG university requires a laptop these days for running programs, not taking notes... Anyways it also depends on what degree your studying...Like me, Im studying Computer Engineering and they require all Engineering students and even regular non Engineering students to have a Laptop...Im not sure where you getting... "I know no college that recommends laptops..." I can name countless schools and link pages here for you to prove...ronvalencia

[QUOTE="ronvalencia"]

[QUOTE="imprezawrx500"] maybe so at some but my uni provides plenty of computer labs and I'm studying design which you need a computer a lot of the time. Plus if you use demanding apps laptops just don't cut it. GhoX

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