What is the best computer to have for school?

Areby · Jul 1, 2012

Have had a MacBook for 5 years now and I love it! Had not had any problems with it whatsoever. They are expensive, but I think they are worth it!

bamwife06 · Jul 1, 2012

Wow I have only heard great things about Macbook which one do you have?

seanynjboy, BSN · Jul 1, 2012

Have had a MacBook for 5 years now and I love it! Had not had any problems with it whatsoever. They are expensive, but I think they are worth it!

Ditto

kgl_2014 · Jul 1, 2012

I have a MacBook Pro. Love it! Definitely worth the $!

leenak · Jul 1, 2012

I just bought a brand new 15" MBP. It is a great machine.

Personally, I think for the average nursing-type student, a Macbook Air would probably be one of the best options.

Unless you have side projects that you plan to do or play graphically intensive games, it'll do most things you could want.

lovedijah · Jul 1, 2012

My husband has a Macbook that he loves. He's had no problems with it. I have a cheap Acer from Walmart, but I haven't had any problems with it. I think you'll be fine with whatever you get, honestly.

mrsmoore213 · Jul 1, 2012

I've had a bad experience with my iPhone therefore that put me in a bad place with Apple products. Those people won't get another nickel from me. Lol I'm going to look into getting an HP.

ImKosher · Jul 1, 2012

It's up to you, MacBooks are great. It's just preference which I know for sure apple is much more expensive. You can get the same performance mug cheaper across the board.

I like MacBooks.

james_lankford · Jul 1, 2012

it totally depends on what you're using it for

look at this one for $500

Newegg.com - lenovo IdeaPad Z575 (12992PU) Notebook AMD A-Series A6-3420M(1.5GHz) 15.6" 6GB Memory DDR3 1333 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW AMD Radeon HD 6650M

its a perfectly good computer

114 reviews average out to 4 out of 5 stars (you can read the reviews by clicking on the feedback tab in the middle of the page)

if all you're doing is

1) email;

2) internet browsing and searching;

3) using MS Excel, MS Word, MS Powerpoint, MS Access;

4) creating and reading pdfs;

5) watching videos and DVDs;

6) using online classroom services (like Blackboard);

7) listening to music

then that laptop will do just fine

leenak · Jul 1, 2012

I've had a bad experience with my iPhone therefore that put me in a bad place with Apple products. Those people won't get another nickel from me. Lol I'm going to look into getting an HP.

If you were going to look at windows based systems, I'd recommend looking at Asus. I've heard good things about them but never owned them.I've had 2 high-end HPs (between my husband and myself) that never left the house but yet had some serious physical issues. I'd personally never buy an HP again.

sdlane · Jul 1, 2012

I had an HP too, messed up in a couple of days. I returned it ! I will never buy HP again. Maybe the system was just faulty but, I would not chance it, too many other brands out there.