| My oldest just finished her second year and we bought a Dell laptop for her with a 3 year service plan. We're glad we bought the service plan because we had to use it for some problems. For our second one who will be starting college in the fall we purchased a laptop on sale from Office Depot. The laptops we purchased were in the 500-600 range. It was cheaper than buying it through the school. The retailers and manufacturers appear to have a "going back to school" season for computers and laptops, so look for these deals. The technology is also going through a transition, so the retailers and manufacturers will be unloading "older" models and that's where you can get some good deals. They may be older in terms of the technology, but perfectly suitable for a college student who is surfing the web and doing word processing and spreadsheets. |