How are you? I want to be purchase new laptop for my education purpose, But i have no idea about this. Please suggest me which company laptop is the best?
As stated a chromebook is a great idea. There is a web app for everything you do on pc/mac. My family has one and it is amazing. I perticulary reccomend the Toshiba Chromebook 1 or 2. Their just called that but they are amazing devices. Enough battery to last 2-3 days, fast browsing experiance and those Toshibas have an Intel Celerom instead of some others that run an ARM processer. Not every app on the Chrome Market supports ARM.
Honestly, after 5 years and 3 devices of testing, if I could do it all over again, I would start with a Galaxy Tab and a decent desktop. Or a Surface Pro if I were limited to just one device. I love having electronic notes, I can take them all wherever I need, search them, easily sort them by class and topic. Whatever you do, limit yourself to a carried device under 10 lbs. Lighter is always better for portability. I hauled a 17" 12+lb monster around and it SUCKED, don't do 17" for carrying around with you.
idk, I just find it better for school, work, and or business. My opinion though.
They're no different than running Windows for any of those things unless you're using one of the very few Mac-exclusive programs.
I don't see the point in telling someone to get a product just because you prefer it. For future reference: Everyone doesn't have the same opinion as you.
It really depends if you're talking about highschool, or college/university (and if that, which major of studies). I was a software engineering student so I had a Dell XPS (powerful laptop), but that would be way overkill if you were something like a psychology major or an English major.
I would suggest a 15" Dell with a touchscreen and Windows 8.1. Prices start at $250 and I've owned many myself.
Just don't get a tablet and expect it to be your only computer, especially if it's not even a Windows tablet or if you don't have an external keyboard. Most classes will require you to write Microsoft Word documents and you'll be doing a lot of typing.
A Mac is probably the best choice IMO (preferably coupled with a tablet or a desktop). You just can't beat the 11 inch model's price with the same performance.
My second choice would be just a cheap desktop 300-400 dollar desktop (which with a tablet.
A choice for a desktop: (Pretty bad at putting together builds, so I hope a more experienced member could help out with it) http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DCmRyc
You could probably get away with light gaming on Steam with it as well. I'd shoot for the Surface Pro 3 with it, but I've heard good things about the Nexus 7 as well.
That's just wrong. A Windows laptop might be worse than Macs in some regards but value isn't one of them. A dual core i5 is incredibly weak and beaten even by low-power mobile Kaveri. When you can also replace the SSD on the laptop it pretty much becomes a question of finding a small laptop with a decent screen for less than $700
Don't forget a 13 hour battery life, insanely thin, PCIe SSD, oh and OS X
All for only $800
Fast, sure. But 128GB of space will fill up extremely quickly, unless you're using the laptop only for web browsing. But there's no point in getting a $900 laptop for web browsing.
11 inch Macbook air starts at $899, and that's before tax.
I'm just going to point you to this: http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-13-9343-laptop/pd?oc=dncwt5128s&model_id=xps-13-9343-laptop
Granted, it's only got a 128GB SSD also and it's not PCIe, but it's $100 cheaper, has 6 more hours of advertised battery life, has a 1080p screen instead of 768p, a 2 inch larger screen. Oh yeah, it's also thinner.
From what I've seen here people seem not to like Dell much, but you have to admit this is a much better deal than the Macbook.
Apple's site advertises 9 hours for the 11 inch model, which I assume you're talking about considering the price you mentioned.
Fast, sure. But 128GB of space will fill up extremely quickly, unless you're using the laptop only for web browsing. But there's no point in getting a $900 laptop for web browsing.
Blind fanboyism.
11 inch Macbook air starts at $899, and that's before tax.
I'm just going to point you to this: http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-13-9343-laptop/pd?oc=dncwt5128s&model_id=xps-13-9343-laptop
Granted, it's only got a 128GB SSD also and it's not PCIe, but it's $100 cheaper, has 6 more hours of advertised battery life, has a 1080p screen instead of 768p, a 2 inch larger screen. Oh yeah, it's also thinner.
From what I've seen here people seem not to like Dell much, but you have to admit this is a much better deal than the Macbook.
I was talking about the 13".
My local bestbuy sells them for $850 plus $100 off for education discount.
Also it's not blind fanboyism, I've spent hundreds of hours on both windows and mac osx, and I would pay the premium for OS X.
That dell laptop looks better than most of the garbage dell puts out, but it still looks cheap compared to a Macbook
Quote from AlexxRyzhkovjumpAlso it's not blind fanboyism, I've spent hundreds of hours on both windows and mac osx, and I would pay the premium for OS X.
What "premium"? OSX isn't a "better" product based on fact. Which one you prefer is based on opinion, not fact.
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That dell laptop looks better than most of the garbage dell puts out, but it still looks cheap compared to a Macbook
A laptop "looking cheap" is the worst argument I've ever heard. You can't determine the quality of a product without using it first.
One thing to consider is that this laptop is much newer than the Macbook Air, which the latest model came out in the beginning of 2014. The retina Macbook Air is coming sometime within the next couple months and is supposed to be significantly thinner and have an even better battery life, plus a retina screen.
One thing to consider is that this laptop is much newer than the Macbook Air, which the latest model came out in the beginning of 2014. The retina Macbook Air is coming sometime within the next couple months and is supposed to be significantly thinner and have an even better battery life, plus a retina screen.
So in an attempt to defend the Macbook you've just proven me right.
It doesn't matter what's coming out in the future. Nobody's going to go without a computer for a few months to get a "better" deal, which hasn't even been proven it's better yet.
I wasn't talking about the 13 inch model. I was referring to the 11 inch model.
Wow, I didn't know that this laptop existed (I did some research on small 11 inch laptops in mid-December, but didn't see this). It's definitely a worthy competitor.
Look at the price however. It's roughly 882 dollars. That's about 20 dollars less than a Macbook. The price is negligible. As a programmer, it's a better choice for me because I could develop for OSX and iOS. That's probably irrelevant for the OP, however you're also paying for the reportedly good support and quality of Apple products.
How are you? I want to be purchase new laptop for my education purpose, But i have no idea about this. Please suggest me which company laptop is the best?
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Pretty much the highlight of my College We're allowed to go onto games and facebook as long as we get our work done.
And why is that?
idk, I just find it better for school, work, and or business. My opinion though.
They're no different than running Windows for any of those things unless you're using one of the very few Mac-exclusive programs.
I don't see the point in telling someone to get a product just because you prefer it. For future reference: Everyone doesn't have the same opinion as you.
For the same price as a mac you could get a laptop that does just as well and a tablet.
I would suggest a 15" Dell with a touchscreen and Windows 8.1. Prices start at $250 and I've owned many myself.
Just don't get a tablet and expect it to be your only computer, especially if it's not even a Windows tablet or if you don't have an external keyboard. Most classes will require you to write Microsoft Word documents and you'll be doing a lot of typing.
My second choice would be just a cheap desktop 300-400 dollar desktop (which with a tablet.
A choice for a desktop: (Pretty bad at putting together builds, so I hope a more experienced member could help out with it)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DCmRyc
You could probably get away with light gaming on Steam with it as well. I'd shoot for the Surface Pro 3 with it, but I've heard good things about the Nexus 7 as well.
Don't forget a 13 hour battery life, insanely thin, PCIe SSD, oh and OS X
All for only $800
Gaming PC Specs - Intel i5-2500K ~ ASUS P8P67M-Pro ~ Hyper 212+ ~ MSI GTX 970 OC ~ 8GB DDR3 Ram ~ 250GB Samsung EVO 850 ~ 500GB HardDrive ~ XFX 550w PSU ~ Fractal Core 1000 ~ Windows 8.1 ~ Samsung P2350 1080p Soon upgrading to GTX 1080/R9 490X + 1440p 144Hz
Macbook Pro 15" Retina - Intel i7 ~ 8GB Ram ~ Nvidia GT 650M ~ 256GB SSD ~ 2880 by 1800 Screen <3
Apple's site advertises 9 hours for the 11 inch model, which I assume you're talking about considering the price you mentioned.
Fast, sure. But 128GB of space will fill up extremely quickly, unless you're using the laptop only for web browsing. But there's no point in getting a $900 laptop for web browsing.
Blind fanboyism.
11 inch Macbook air starts at $899, and that's before tax.
I'm just going to point you to this:
http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-13-9343-laptop/pd?oc=dncwt5128s&model_id=xps-13-9343-laptop
Granted, it's only got a 128GB SSD also and it's not PCIe, but it's $100 cheaper, has 6 more hours of advertised battery life, has a 1080p screen instead of 768p, a 2 inch larger screen. Oh yeah, it's also thinner.
From what I've seen here people seem not to like Dell much, but you have to admit this is a much better deal than the Macbook.
I was talking about the 13".
My local bestbuy sells them for $850 plus $100 off for education discount.
Also it's not blind fanboyism, I've spent hundreds of hours on both windows and mac osx, and I would pay the premium for OS X.
That dell laptop looks better than most of the garbage dell puts out, but it still looks cheap compared to a Macbook
Gaming PC Specs - Intel i5-2500K ~ ASUS P8P67M-Pro ~ Hyper 212+ ~ MSI GTX 970 OC ~ 8GB DDR3 Ram ~ 250GB Samsung EVO 850 ~ 500GB HardDrive ~ XFX 550w PSU ~ Fractal Core 1000 ~ Windows 8.1 ~ Samsung P2350 1080p Soon upgrading to GTX 1080/R9 490X + 1440p 144Hz
Macbook Pro 15" Retina - Intel i7 ~ 8GB Ram ~ Nvidia GT 650M ~ 256GB SSD ~ 2880 by 1800 Screen <3
Starts at $1000 on Apple's site.
Not everybody lives near your local Bestbuy.
Dell has a student discount as well: http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/6099/campaigns/segmentor-usmpp?c=us&l=en&s=eep&cs=_eep&redirect=1
What "premium"? OSX isn't a "better" product based on fact. Which one you prefer is based on opinion, not fact.
A laptop "looking cheap" is the worst argument I've ever heard. You can't determine the quality of a product without using it first.
With Dell's student discount you could probably get the XPS 13 with an i5 for cheaper also. I don't know how their student discount program works though, so correct me if I'm wrong.
XPS 13 with an i5: http://www.dell.com/us/eep/p/xps-13-9343-laptop/pd?oc=dncwt5101s&model_id=xps-13-9343-laptop
One thing to consider is that this laptop is much newer than the Macbook Air, which the latest model came out in the beginning of 2014. The retina Macbook Air is coming sometime within the next couple months and is supposed to be significantly thinner and have an even better battery life, plus a retina screen.
Gaming PC Specs - Intel i5-2500K ~ ASUS P8P67M-Pro ~ Hyper 212+ ~ MSI GTX 970 OC ~ 8GB DDR3 Ram ~ 250GB Samsung EVO 850 ~ 500GB HardDrive ~ XFX 550w PSU ~ Fractal Core 1000 ~ Windows 8.1 ~ Samsung P2350 1080p Soon upgrading to GTX 1080/R9 490X + 1440p 144Hz
Macbook Pro 15" Retina - Intel i7 ~ 8GB Ram ~ Nvidia GT 650M ~ 256GB SSD ~ 2880 by 1800 Screen <3
So in an attempt to defend the Macbook you've just proven me right.
It doesn't matter what's coming out in the future. Nobody's going to go without a computer for a few months to get a "better" deal, which hasn't even been proven it's better yet.
Wow, I didn't know that this laptop existed (I did some research on small 11 inch laptops in mid-December, but didn't see this). It's definitely a worthy competitor.
Look at the price however. It's roughly 882 dollars. That's about 20 dollars less than a Macbook. The price is negligible. As a programmer, it's a better choice for me because I could develop for OSX and iOS. That's probably irrelevant for the OP, however you're also paying for the reportedly good support and quality of Apple products.