I get the need to access information quickly, but other than that I don,t understand why a student would need their own machine if they attended a private day, or boarding school. I am a Freshman this incoming year, and am considering attending boarding school next year or the year after, as a Sophmoore, or Junior. All the school I am currently looking at require laptops.

Can someone fill me in on why they mainly require them? It seems as though (throughout what I have read, and heard,) that they mainly serve as a distraction in the classroom, with students IMing and searching the web/playing games when they should be focused and paying attention. Don’t get me wrong I love to do it too while at home, but it just doesn’t seem suitable for a place of learning. It also bothers me that test scores from students who have switched from public school to private school, their state and national scores have dropped significantly.

Laptops have their place and I can see the benefits of having one at school, when not improperly used.

Can anyone explain? (Feel free to share experiences if you would like.)

Looking to buy a laptop that will be used primarily for:

1. School work

2. Photo and music uploads and downloads

3. Burning/Creating Music and Movies

I do play games on the computer but not a daily thing.

Looking for something that obviously has a lot of memory, clarity, efficient, light weight.

I have a Dell PC now (about 5-6 years old) that I want to keep and use in conjuction with the laptop. Would like a MAC but not sure about its compatibility with my PC

Looking for suggestions - I do not have thousands of dollars to spend - possibly looking into refurbished laptops? Thanks in advance

I don’t know much about laptops. So, as I’m only 16 and I’m going into the 11th grade, I will only need this laptop for my remaining 2 years left of high school. After that, I will buy a laptop of more quality.

Until then, my laptop that I will want to purchase will have to be in the price range of below 0. Main things I will be using the laptop will be just for school work, and for music (I have only 40gb of music).

Could you please help me find a laptop?
I was thinking about this laptop, what do you think?
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10123961&catid=#

I recently bought a used laptop, a Toshiba Tecra 9100. On startup, it will sometimes freeze before Windows XP can even load. If Windows does manage to load and I get to the desktop, it will freeze soon after. And this is if the laptop even starts up, sometimes I’ll press the power on button and the indicator light will come on, without any other sign of life. I then have to hold the button until the light goes off, then try again. I also don’t have any peripherals attached (mouse, wireless USB adapter, etc.), and it does this with the AC cord connected as well as disconnected.
I was just wondering if these laptops are known to ever experience these problems, because then when I get it repaired, I can point the technician in the right direction (resulting in me hopefully paying less in time saved). He estimated the work would cost 0 CAD, unless it took over an hour. He tested the hardrive and checked viruses for free, and found no problems.
Any info/ thoughts are appreciated, Thanks

I want to buy a laptop for school but there are so many different types of laptops to choose from. I want something for basic use, nothing too fancy or too expensive.. any suggestions??

I am looking to buy laptop. I am looking for a fast laptop with a descent size hard drive. I am looking to use it for school, social networking, video chatting, and watching movies. It must be very durable and last me a long time. Please give me suggestions of laptops that may suit me. Thank you.
I am not a gamer.

I was going to buy a new computer but i don’t know what to buy Laptop or desktop. I use a computer for school, sometimes games, videos, browse the web, other things to. i want something that is fast, and doesn’t take a long time to load because i have high speed internet. But a laptop is small and dose not take up alot of room. But desktops screens r bigger and nicer. For laptops u have to buy a wireless router,and wireless printer. Not for desktop….i have previously owned a desktop and hav a printer ,So, what to buy???

I’ve went on www.igo.com and found nothing for my Toshiba Satellite A215-S5850 and I was wondering where I could find one for it for a cheap price. I tried the S5 notebook test already because it was a tip for the model no. closest to my laptops’. My laptop has been dead almost a year now because I lost the charger at a hotel and I’m a High School student eager to use it versus the desktop I’m using now. Your answers are much appreciated.

My school requires all students to buy a MacBook Laptop from them for all four years of highschool. The students may take these laptops home and use the as thier own. I was wondering, does the school have acess to looking at any students history on the laptop through a different computer? like one of thos key copy things..?

Here’s what I found!!!!!
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN, ADD THEIR OPINION/comment, ANYTHING!

Are you sitting with your computer on your lap? A small research project from Yefim Sheynkin at the State University of New York has found that the heat from your laptop can elevate the temperature of your scrotum by up to 2.8 degrees. That may be nice but the problem is that there is a well demonstrated link between high testicular temperature and infertility.

The team at the university plan to test whether laptops have a significant effect on the performance and quality of sperm when they look at a larger sample of men. If you are having problems concieving a baby with your partner it is maybe worth considering. Men whose sperm quality is hampering fatherhood are often told to try cooling the temperature of their scrotum by wearing looser pants and by avoiding hot baths.

The study team headed by Yefim Sheynkin have suggested heavy laptop use over a number of years "may cause irreversible or partially reversible changes in male reproductive function". We wait to see. In the meantime it may be worth placing your laptop on a table or moving it as far away from your testicles as is workable to increase your chances of parenthood.

After tuition and books, I have about 0 left over. Apparently the school sends the extra to me as a check once both tuition disbursements have been received. If I set the extra money aside for a few semesters, I’d have enough to buy one of the Dell mini laptops. Can I do this? I only ask because I signed the promissory note that said I wouldn’t spend it on things unrelated to school. I figure it’s school-related… Experiences?

Hi, i am a high school student and i am in need of a laptop for next year at college. The reason i am asking now is because, black friday is rolling around and i know there are good sales on laptops. My question is can i get a better used laptop for 0 that is say a few months old, vs. a new laptop? I want to be able to watch movies, type reports, need quick connection for power point and things like that. Also for internet.

Any advice would be great. Thanks
anyone know how good gateways are? thanks for the help so far.
499 is too much. I simply cant spend over 0 so 9 plus tax or shipping or whatever is too much. I would really like to keep it around 0 but i will go to 0 for a really nice laptop.

Im trying to find a pc analyzer that i can use on laptops that does not need the lpt printer port.

The laptop im testing doesnt have one.

I also cannot seem to find a pci hub so i need one that doesn’t run on that either.

If you know where i can find one it would be greatly appreciated.

I need a laptop for school and want to use some of my financial aid to buy one but don’t want to have to wait for 6 weeks to get the money in the mail. Does anyone know if they sell laptops like in their book/supply stores? I am going to one in Omaha, Nebraska if that matters.

my friend bought 2 laptops, and a desktop on black friday of last yr.

i already have a laptop mainly for school, internet, and movies, but hes selling an HP desktop for 300 bucks. its never been used, and is still in the box. i need a desktop for other use(gaming). should i buy it?

A family member just got a new laptop. I recently got a router hooked up to my DSL to share net with another desktop PC in the house, and my connection was fine. But as soon as this laptop goes on, it seems like some programs go dramatically slower. When I use certain multiplayer online games now, I lag a LOT. I’m not sure if it’s just the servers, or if this was induced by the laptop. Do laptops use more bandwidth than desktops when using the internet? If so, why? And is there a way I can test specifically if this laptop is slowing me down, like some online test I can run? I’m not sure if it’s my imagination, but since this laptop got hooked up it seems like everything I go on is really slow.

Hi there.

I am unable to send a file from my Nokia 5800 to my Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop using Bluetooth. On my phone, I press send via Bluetooth and click on my computer’s bluetooth name. However, it says that it is unable to connect no matter how many times I try.

I have also tried to right-click on the Bluetooth Icon on my taskbar and click on Receive A File, and then try to send using my phone again. However, it still shows "Unable to connect".

I have tried to send files from my Nokia 5800 to other laptops and it was possible. Also, when I first bought the laptop, I remember sending a file using Bluetooth from my phone to the laptop just to test if it was working, and it was successful. However, it doesn’t work now.

Please help.

Thank you very much, and all help is greatly appreciated.

Hi,
I already have a Centrino Due desktop.I will go to school this September for Computer Science and I am planning to buy a laptop to use for programming in school only(I will use my Desktop to watch movies and use other software).I find the following laptops ,Please let me know which one is a better choice for me:
AMD Athlon X2 QL-62 Dual Core processor

http://www.thesource.ca/estore/Product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Notebooks_English&product=2515211

OR

Intel Pentium T4300 processor :

http://www.thesource.ca/estore/Product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Notebooks_English&product=2515212

Well, for getting Honor Roll in my school, my dad promised me to buy me a laptop, also since im going to high school, and the one i already have is 5 years old now. And just wondering if laptops are any cheaper during the ‘BACK TO SCHOOL’ events.

I don’t of course expect Apple to lower the price to their mac book, but i kinda have a feeling about dell or HP, or maybe sony vaio Hopely.

Also any suggestions on laptops with webcam that a high schools would use?

at school i have a laptop and its an acer elitebook i thinkand the battery lasts 6 hours am i really confused because i ahve a laptop that i use at home (because school laptops are monitored 24/7) and its a toshiba satellite and the battery lasts only an hour (if that) is there any way i can play with the settings or anything to make it last longer?
i just bought my laptop 2 months ago and the battery life already went down from an hour and a half

i’m deciding which laptop to buy. I am going to buy either the HP 17" Pavilion Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 1.67GHz Laptop or HP HP 15.4" Pavilion Turion X2 TL-60 2.0GHz Laptop or other HP or other brand laptops. In your opinion, which laptop is the best for me to use it? I am just going to use the laptop for school.

I am not going to download that much. If that information helps decide which laptop is the best for me. Thanks…

I’m going to buy a new laptop soon, and I’ve read some articles online about the AMD and Intel mobile processors. According to their tests, Intel Core 2 Duo outperformed Amd Turion X2 in any test environment. But laptops like Alienware Assassin series use Turion X2 and Acer Ferrari series use it too, and they claim that it is their top of the line system. So if Core 2 Duo is better, then why don’t the manufactures use it, rather than using Turion X2?

Okay I have done some research so I know what to look for I just want to know what brand seems to be good. What last longer, etc.? I want people that have these laptops to let me know how happy you are with your choice. Please be honest. I’ll will be also using the computer for home, some gaming, and dvds, etc. PLEASE help!
here are some laptops I have found interesting:
Dell Inspiron
Lenonvo Thinkpad T61
Mac Book Air
Sony Vaio
Which is best?

i’m almost 15 and i want to buy a laptop for school/fun. i would use it to write school papers and research. i have a myspace, so i would get on that. and i want to load a few PC games (like the sims)
should i get this one? the price is great, but i’m not sure about the quality. would i be able to do the things i want with it?

http://www.target.com/ASUS-8-9-Netbook-Computer-Linux/dp/B001E1J1R2/qid=1242574546/ref=br_1_3/181-9674021-7969443?ie=UTF8&node=368659011&frombrowse=1&pricerange=&index=target&field-browse=368659011&rank=pmrank&rh=&page=2

- oh, and do laptops come with microsoft word or do you have to buy it?

There is speculation that 20% of students will have laptops. If more than 20% of people own laptops, a college will need to provide more space for laptop use. Describe in detail, the hypothesis test you would use to test this? Include how you would sample, how you would test and what conclusions could be drawn from the results.