Buying Laptops Advice

RE: Buying Laptops Advice Post by WIsgal (79) | (12/20/2006) Contact I 've heard that it is possible to get a school discount by buying one through the school or college. You might inquire about it,. RE: Buying Laptops Advice Post by azDana (46) | (12/20/2006) Blog! | Contact I don't mean any offense, but imo, one of the best ways to teach teens to break the poverty cycle is to teach them to be self sufficient and not to depend on programs. I'm sure that they've known for quite some time that they would be attending technical school. Maybe they could get part time jobs on the weekends to pay for their own laptops. Do you know why they "NEED" laptops for school? Can't they use the ones in the computer lab? Also, your friend's specs are for a top of the line, brand new laptop. If they truly need a laptop for school, then they could probably do well with a much older model. You might want to consider buying them one older desktop to share, and that could encourage them to try to earn enough to get their own laptops. I'm a single mom, and I know that kids sometimes want more than they really need, lol. Good luck. RE: Buying Laptops Advice Post by lkoenig (11) | (12/20/2006) Contact TigerDirect.com is a great site, and they have Bill Me Later. RE: Buying Laptops Advice Post by Speedwell (6) | (12/18/2006) Contact Tips for laptops around 100 dollars! http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/12/ ... the-100-laptop-challenge-ebay-style/ OK, I just put my fiance through school. Your friend is mistaken. They "need" at least a gig of RAM and 100 gigs of hard drive only if they are going to be computer gamers or animators. For college use, 512 MB RAM is enough to start with (it's expandable when they get some more cash; memory is inexpensive and getting cheaper) and a 30 GB hard drive or better will also get them started. The card they need for wireless access is called an Ethernet card. High speed cable access is something different, and it's fairly expensive. (This "downloading" bit... yeah, students download a heck of a lot of music and pictures, but not necessarily for class... I think your "friend" is overstating the case a little.) What's more necessary is at least two USB 2.0 ports, and a drive that can read both CDs and DVDs, as well as writing CDs. They'll need this drive if they need to turn their work in on a CD, or archive things for storage. All colleges have computer labs where they can go if they have to. If they are studying computer-intensive subjects, they will have souped-up computers to use in class. The computer they need just to do their homework and chat with their friends doesn't need to be a super big deal. Here's another site with good deals: http://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=NBB And yes, refurbished is fine. Get a warranty. RE: Buying Laptops Advice Post By Laondra (Guest Post) (12/17/2006) I stood in line at walmart for 3 hours to buy a really nice laptop for $398. But they only had 40 at that price. It even has wireless internet set up so all I have to do to get online is to go to a wifi zone. one macdonalds in town even has wifi now. Good luck.