Just how strict are colleges at enforcing the recommended laptop specs?

Question

I'm going to college in January and I've decided that I want to get the HP 2514 tablet. I've got an awesome desktop, so anything that was too taxing on my laptop could just be done on my desktop later anyways.

But laptops are a course requirement, and in the recommended hardware section they say that they recommend an Intel processor with a minimum of 2GHz, so basically a T5750.

The tablet that I want is an AMD (which logically should make no difference at all) QL-60 clocked at 1.9GHz.

Now really 100MHz isn't going to make any noticeable difference, and even if Intel's pack a little more power it really won't be all that much of a difference.

The tablet is on sale for $800 this weekend and I want to get it before the price goes back up. I can't check with the college since it's a weekend.

I read somewheres that they say you could probably make it through the first year with a computer below the specifications, but we're talking 3 years down the road.

But I mean 1.9GHz will be sufficient, so it shouldn't really matter right?

I'm going through for Computer Systems Technology, so really I shouldn't be using any applications that a 1.9GHz dual-core couldn't handle.

Answer 1

ok so they say recommend so you really dont HAVE to have a minimum of 2ghz but yes 1.9ghz dual-core is ob better than a 2ghz processor anyway so you should be fine just make sure it has enough ram to go around

Answer 2

The 1.9Ghz AMD will blow the Intel 2Ghz off the planet!

You'll be fine.as long as you have the required HDD space for your work.

d;o)