Comments on: What is the best laptop for under $1000? http://www.askageek.com/2009/04/05/what-is-the-best-laptop-for-under-1000/ Where Geeks Answer Your Computer and Tech Questions! Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:41:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.askageek.com/2009/04/05/what-is-the-best-laptop-for-under-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-8683 Mark Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:35:56 +0000 http://www.askageek.com/?p=2380#comment-8683 Lots of considerations here. How important is weight vs screen size? Is the computer staying on her desk or is it going to be lugged around campus all the time? How is the computer going to be used? Just for e-mail and web browsing? Most campuses have the expensive CAD/Engineering software setup in computer labs. If there isn't any Windows only software that she *must* have, take a trip to your local Apple Store http://www.apple.com/retail/ and take a close look at the current offerings. You'll be able to get rid of a lot of the headaches associated with Windows, which can be very useful when you don't have to worry so much about what to do when the computer stops working. Lots of considerations here. How important is weight vs screen size? Is the computer staying on her desk or is it going to be lugged around campus all the time?

How is the computer going to be used? Just for e-mail and web browsing? Most campuses have the expensive CAD/Engineering software setup in computer labs.

If there isn’t any Windows only software that she *must* have, take a trip to your local Apple Store http://www.apple.com/retail/ and take a close look at the current offerings. You’ll be able to get rid of a lot of the headaches associated with Windows, which can be very useful when you don’t have to worry so much about what to do when the computer stops working.

]]>