What Would You Consider Minimum Requirements For A Laptop?
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I'm considering buying a laptop, primarily because I need to be able to do schoolwork anywhere, even when travelling for work. I haven't a clue what to get, though I know I don't want to spend a ton for a premium machine with features I'll never need. My expected uses would include: Checking into the online school features Reading online and locally stored books in pdf and Kindle form Composing homework assignments in Word and Excel Occasional C# development, and web stuff SQL server express access General web surfing and email checking/composing Accessing my home network from around the house Looking for naughty pictures on the 'net from my hotel room No gaming, no 3D rendering, scratch-n-sniff interface not required. Key things that worry me are lack of functionality in Windows 7 Home Premium (I don't know what it's lacking), small memory available, i3 vs i5 vs i7 capabilities, and generally what to expect. I can get a decent Dell with an i3, 320GB HDD, 3 GB RAM, and Win7 Home Premium for under $500, but will it be something I can use effectively, or will I be regreting it in 6 months? What would you look for, and why?
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Roger Wright wrote:
primarily because I need to be able to do schoolwork anywhere
I have one of these http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Slate_EP121/[^], and it works great (dont have any devolopment tools installed on it as I remote into machines with it that do have them. Came with i5 Quad core 4gig of ram 64gig ssd Home Premium, 64bit and full versions of Excel / Word
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