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Originally Posted by kaisen
Because a $2000 MacBook Pro will never have to endure such abuse
I think all of those reasons are perfect rationale for why a cheap (i.e. disposable) laptop is a smart idea. Either a $250-280 15", or a $350-400 17".
Unless she is going to be a musician or artist or pharmacy-school-dropout, because then she NEEEEEDS her Apple fix or the entire hipster community will shun her and she'll never be invited to all the cool Occupy campouts.
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Agreed.
I'm the ultimate Apple fanboy but for a college student where the risk of damage and especially theft are really high I'd have a hard time advocating even a $500 laptop.
I'd grab one of the ~$350 major brand refurbs.
You can find them any day all day long on TigerDirect, Newegg, MicroCenter, dealnews etc....
I carry almost exclusively 17's. IMHO they are too big for school/in class use. Cumbersome, heavy and not comfortable for text entry.
The ergonomics tend to be better on 15's, decent size screen, full keyboards.