suggestions for a lap top

College Life
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<p>i am going as a pre-med / bio chem major and i need to buy a lap top</p>

<p>i will be using it for:</p>

<p>-word processing
-watching movies
-music
-power point, publisher, etc.
-adobe photoshop, illustrator etc.
-any math/science programs, applets
-web cam (skype and such)
-note taking</p>

<p>i will be mobile with it…</p>

<p>please suggest brands, models or features!</p>

<p>thank you</p>

2

<p>Get a Macbook or Macbook Pro.</p>

<p>[Apple</a> - Get a Mac - Why you’ll love a Mac](<a href=“http://www.apple.com/getamac/whymac/]Apple”>http://www.apple.com/getamac/whymac/)</p>

<p>[Apple</a> - Students - College](<a href=“K–12 Education - Apple”>K–12 Education - Apple)</p>

3

<p>any PC suggestions?</p>

4

<p>Dell Studio 15 with 15.6" screen.</p>

5

<p>Get a Lenovo ThinkPad. They’re extremely durable (very high build quality), have great battery life, and will last you for all 4 years of undergrad (and most likely beyond that). The [R</a> series](<a href=“http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087&current-category-id=52A252555D554F338EB4B3178B3B6554]R”>http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087&current-category-id=52A252555D554F338EB4B3178B3B6554) starts at $650, the [T</a> series](<a href=“http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087&current-category-id=19C791A03AF24034A0011B825513BCED]T”>http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087&current-category-id=19C791A03AF24034A0011B825513BCED) at $750, and the [X</a> series](<a href=“http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087&current-category-id=135A781CA29B4ECB9ADAD8E72CF6FD61]X”>http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087&current-category-id=135A781CA29B4ECB9ADAD8E72CF6FD61) at $1000. I have a T400, and it’s the best laptop I’ve ever used (better than Dells, HPs, Sony’s, Macs, etc.).</p>