What is the best laptop out now?

Question

Heyy Im 14 and starting my freshman yaer of high school in september and my parents are getting me a new laptop in a month. I want the newest, latest, and best laptop available. I dont really care about the price as long as its good and will last long and is pretty. My style is trendy and preppy. I mostly use the internet(maxthon) and word on the computer and also photo stuff. Please tell me brands and types of laptops i shud look into

Answer 1

Go to Cnet.com.  Right now they are showing the best 'back to school' laptops. This site is the best for reviews. I am personally looking at the Gateway 6842 (6836 USA) It features:

4GB of RAM

250GB Hard Drive

Vista Premium (64-bit edition)

14.1" Screen

I love macbooks, but they tend to be a bit confusing for some people. If you are going to buy a Mac, i would strongly suggest trying it out first, just to see if you can get used to the Operating System.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Mac Book Pro, with the best specs available.

They r slick and s**y looking.

goooottta get ah MAC baby!!

Answer 3

sony

Answer 4

i would try to argue a macbook would be a great choice for anybody except gamers (companies dont make many games for Mac OS X these days).

the best of the macbooks is obviously the high end macbook pro, and apple will give you a rebate for a free ipod as long as you are a student and buying one of their computers.

they are a little pricey, but they are great for work and work very smoothly. no crashes, no senseless problems. you will honestly hate windows PCs once you see how well macs work. just take the time to get used to the differences and get Microsoft Office for Mac so you dont have issues with document formats.

Answer 5

Alrighty then. lol

If you’re buying a laptop, there are a few things to consider.

1. The processor. Most, if not every decent laptop in today's market has dual-core technology. This means that it has two processors working as one to compute information. Now, what's the difference between speeds? In all reality, for a common user (that is not a hard-core computer geek like some of us), the difference between 1.8GHz and 2.0GHz is negligible. The only areas you will be able to notice will be in gaming, and video encoding.

2. The memory. If the OS (Operating System) is a "32-bit" then it can only read approximately 3 GB of RAM. Only the "64-bit" processors can understand 4+ GB of RAM. RAM is what the computer uses to store temporary information, like open programs (internet, word processing, music players, etc...). A general rule of thumb is that the more RAM, the faster the computer will load programs/files to a point (as with everything). An industry standard nowadays is around 3 GB. The faster the "clock speed" of the ram (the higher the PC xxxx), the higher quality the RAM.

3. Hard Drive space is what you store the more permanent information on - word files, music, videos, programs, etc....If you have an extensive music library (5000+ songs (legal songs)), then you should be looking at a computer with at least 250GB (1 GB = 1 Billion Bytes). If you don't really need all that space, then a laptop with 160+ GB of Hard Drive space would suffice.

4. Graphics Processor!!! If you will not be watching many DVD's or playing any games, then you can settle for an integrated video processor such as the INTEL X3100. If you want the security of being able to play the occasional 3D game, then I would recommend a dedicated graphics card with dedicated memory (256MB or 512MB). You can check whether or not the card is integrated by going to "http://www.notebookcheck.net"

5. Most laptops now feature DVD/CD Burners. Some offer a built in feature known as "Lableflash or Lightscribe." This will allow you to "etch" images on special CD/DVD's. It makes the finished CD/DVD look more professional.

6. Price Comparison. Expect to spend $550+ for a decent laptop nowadays. You can sometimes (or during really good sales) find ones cheaper around $450.

Answer 6

laptops-

http://ruggedlaptop.com/

Answer 7

An Apple Laptop???