Laptop for a poor student?

konayuki
Thu, 30 May 2013 17:59:05 +0000

Alright, so not super-poor, but enough that it’s hard to scrounge up a few hundred dollars. My current laptop is a bit messed up, and I want to buy a new one for college. Although I drool after the Macbooks my friends are getting, there’s no way I can afford it. Could you recommend me some cheaper options?

Preferably:
-fairly lightweight
-runs fast
-doesn’t overheat easily
-can handle multiple pages and documents being open at once
-RELIABLE/durable (very important)

I’m not certain about my major, but I’m considering pre-med, major in either cognitive science or neuroscience, and minor (or double major) in English.