Laptop Selection

Colleges & Universities University of Maryland - College Park
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<p>Hi, I’m not sure if you bought a laptop already or not, but I’m still going to reply.</p>

<p>As said above, the school tech store prices are outrageous. They also have a very small selection, pretty much limited to Apple Macs and a couple Dells. The best place to shop for a laptop would be BestBuy. Bestbuy has amazing deals, and even coupons for even more savings for students. Right now, for students they have $150 coupon on all HP or Lenovo Yoga Laptops, $100 off all Macs, and etc Check those student deals out here: <a href=“http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Global/College-Student-Deals/pcmcat276200050000.c?id=pcmcat276200050000”>http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Global/College-Student-Deals/pcmcat276200050000.c?id=pcmcat276200050000&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I suggest you get either a Lenovo or Asus. I don’t suggest you get anything bigger than a 14" screen. And make sure the computer has nothing lower than an Intel i3 core processor. The ideal would be an Intel i5 processor at the least. </p>

<p>When shopping for a laptop, you want to check the processor, the battery life, the graphics, and extra features. For example, features like a backlit keyboard and touch screen might be nice but not necessary. Talk to your son about what he would like in his computer.</p>

<p>Always read the reviews. Every laptop will have some bad reviews so be sure to expect that.d but keep an eye out for common problems and make sure you would be able to deal with that. A great thing about BestBuy is that you have 15 days to return the laptop if you’re not satisfied with it or if you have problems. For my laptop, I’ve returned and exchanged it at Bestbuy 12 times before I found one I was satisfied with.</p>

<p>When carrying around my laptop, I put it in a sleeve and then put in in my bookbag’s designated laptop compartment. I recommend you get a laptop bookbag like mine, but is not necessary. Make sure to at least use a sleeve.</p>

<p>I use a cheap $30 hp inject printer in my dorm. It is super useful and I recommend you getting some kind of printer for your son.</p>