Re: Back to school laptop recommendations?

dragonlady <mehouck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>In article <dcqgsc$391$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Daniel Ganek <ganek@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> sandrakay@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > Anyone have a good laptop recommendation for a high school student?
>> > Computer will be used for school work of course, but also playing CDs,
>> > DVDs, a few games and a whole lotta Internet stuff. We have a wireless
>> > network.
>> >
>> If you can afford it and it meets the students needs then a Mac is the
>> way to go. But, if you need a PC check out techbargains.com especially all
>> the Dell deals. Last months I got a Insperon 6000 for $800 (half price)
>> It has a wide screen, ATI VIdeo, DVD burner, wireless network, SD card
>> reader, etc. The only thing I had to add was extra memory ($50 for 512MB).
>> (You really need a minimum of 512MB for XP)
>>
>> Currently, they have the same thing with a free printer instead of the
>> DVD burner for $750 (plus tax?) or the 9300 with even a wider screen
>> for $865
>
>As a committed Mac user, the one caveate I would add is that some of the
>"fun" stuff -- the games -- isn't available for Macs. I have never
>found a software that I wanted to use that wasn't -- but my son has
>found a few games he'd like to play that he can't get for a Mac.
>
>(Even with that, when offered the choice, he opted for a Mac, too, and
>he has used both.)
>
>Also, do compare information about repairs and costs for repairs.

When my daughter went to college, they specified a Mac for CS majors,
but her dh (who wasn't her dh at the time) who entered as an
engineering student was to get IBM. It didn't really matter though
because dd switched to a straight math major and is now a professional
horse trainer and judge, and SIL switched to business.

The first thing to do though when you are picking a platform is to
check and see if there is software that will run on that platform.
For us, most of the navigation software available runs on MS, as
little as I like that.

grandma Rosalie

S/V RosalieAnn, Leonardtown, MD
CSY 44 WO #156
http://home.mindspring.com/~gmbeasley/id1.html
.

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