Best College Student Laptops Named for 2009

2009-09-30T18:06:00.001-07:00

That time of year is approaching when students are returning to college. Today a laptop is more a necessity than luxury.

Every student, no matter what they are majoring in, should have a suitable laptop. For instance, if your major is multimedia or graphic design, you will require a higher technology computer than if your are just doing little tasks like communicating, typing term papers, and various study duties.

In nearly all situations the computer you have now will work well if you bought it recently, but people who are looking for a new laptop to use in college, the top five student laptops were recently named by ZDNet and PC World.

Apple MacBook Pro: If you are taking an iPhone back to college with you, it only makes sense to accompany it with a brand new Apple MacBook Pro. This nifty laptop is loaded with unparalleled graphics capability, so it is great if you are majoring in graphic design.

MacBook Pro is equipped with a Nvidia 8600 graphics card on a crisp sharp contrast 15.4 inch screen. It weighs in at about 5.5 pounds due to all of the options that are included in the specifications. For everything you are getting, it is a good buy with a price tag of around $1539.99.

Dell Inspiron 1525: If you budget your money, you might need to think about buying the Dell Inspiron which is able to do a lot of things for your money. An Inspiron laptop has a 15.4 inch screen, ability to store 320BG and is fitted with a Core 2 Duo Processor. A student on a budget will appreciate the price tag of $1100.

Sony VAIO Z590UAB: If you don't care about the expensive price, the Sony VAIO stands out from other laptops with its amazing standard. This lightweight model is only 3.5 pounds still has a 13.1 inc screen and a 12 GB Solid State Drive. Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate is the standard operating system. The cost usually starts at around $3200.

Toshiba Qosmio F50: This is an excellent all-purpose laptop with state-of-the-art multimedia capability and outstanding performance. Specifications include a 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 4GB RAM, 500 GB storage space and 512 MB NVDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics adapter with a 15.4 inch screen. Prices begin around $2100.

HP Pavilion dv5tse: A good laptop for doing both work and leisure activities. The Pavilion has the best entertainment system with Dolby surround sound speakers, with amazing abilities for your school studies. It comes with Intel Dynamic Acceleration Technology and has a 15.4 inch LCD screen that has a resolution of 1280 x 800 and is scratch resistant.

The range of hard drive storage starts at 160GB to 400GB and the weight of the laptop is approximately 5.83 pounds. The cost for the HP Pavilion starts at approximately $900.

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