| First and foremost, the best laptops for college | | | | Another consideration for a college laptop is the type |
| students would be free ones. There are a few | | | | of software the laptop comes with. There are |
| companies that offer promotional free laptops for | | | | several deals offered in software products for |
| college bound people providing they meet the | | | | college students that are not offered to the general |
| requirements. You can find any special deals that are | | | | public. This can be found with the set of Office tools |
| available for college students by searching college | | | | from Microsoft. You can usually find this information |
| focused forums online. If you are not fortunate | | | | available at the college itself. If you purchase certain |
| enough to find a free laptop, then you will need to | | | | software packages within a specified time period, |
| look into the types that are available for purchase. A | | | | you can receive a great reduction in price. This is |
| good laptop for college would be one that has a | | | | beneficial since computers generally no longer come |
| wireless card inside to take advantage of free Wi-Fi | | | | with pre-installed software programs. This package |
| in the college area. | | | | deal for software would be good for students to |
| Not only do most schools offer free internet service, | | | | take advantage of. |
| but many cafes adjacent to the college do as well. | | | | You can also research the different features available |
| By having the free use of the internet you save | | | | on the various models of laptops by searching online |
| yourself the expense of having to pay for a service | | | | for the manufacturer's site. The type of processor |
| to provide it to you. Having access to the internet | | | | used in the machine can also reduce the cost of the |
| also allows you to research information whenever | | | | laptop. Some of the older or slower processors are |
| you need to. When choosing the right laptop you will | | | | the AMD Sempron, AMD Turion 64, Intel Celeron and |
| want to consider whether or not you need a CD | | | | Intel Core Duo. A computer that lists its hard drive or |
| DVD drive. There are a lot of newer styles available | | | | processor as being a core duo or duo of any type |
| in laptops that are now designed to be small and | | | | means that the machine actually has two separate |
| compact. | | | | hard drives. So if the hard drive capacity is listed as |
| These new compact styles are big on power, but | | | | 160GB, it really means each hard drive has 80GB. |
| low on features. They do not come with any type | | | | Some of the best laptops for college students are |
| of accessible drive, but they do have a large hard | | | | used laptops. You can find used laptops available in a |
| drive for storing information and USB ports for | | | | lot of different places. You can look in your local |
| connecting devices such as flash drives. They are | | | | newspaper's classified section; you can look in your |
| also equipped with the latest in Bluetooth technology | | | | college paper or on any bulletins boards used for |
| and have wireless internet access. Most the compact | | | | selling. You can also search online on auction sites or |
| laptops also have a longer battery life then the | | | | classified sites to find used computers. You can also |
| standard sized laptops do, being able to hold a charge | | | | find them at computer resale stores and many times |
| for as long as 8 hours. The price for a new compact | | | | at dealers of specific computers as well. |
| laptop can be under $300. | | | | |