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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
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.
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All very good points, and I agree
If it is important to her (i.e. she's going to be an accounting major) look for a 10 key numeric integrated. Seems like a lot of them have one and it doesn't cost extra.