| Merchants are singing those three magic words | | | | type up assignments,print assignments, |
| again, | | | | communicate home, access the Internet... |
| 'Back to School' and the fallout is everywhere! | | | | * very tough, many newer notebooks are |
| Just as you're getting your deep dark | | | | designed to withstanda good pounding and keep |
| pre-cancerous tangoing - you hear those words - | | | | on computing, ruggerized for sturdyuse... |
| and it spells the endof summer. Once again we | | | | * very powerful, notebooks or laptops are |
| are bombarded with advertising,featuring the | | | | catching up to theirdesktop cousins in computing |
| latest in 'teen ware' 'school ware' and | | | | speed, hard drive storage andperformance... |
| 'metal detector ware'. Kidding! | | | | * very affordable, prices have dropped and are |
| Is it just me or does it seem this year there is a | | | | falling even further,laptops are now outselling |
| lotmore 'Back to School' advertising for notebooks | | | | desktop PCs so this price will drop evenfurther, |
| and laptops? | | | | there's a whole slew of used and refurbished |
| They seem to be everywhere... on TV, radio, and | | | | laptopshitting the market... |
| online. | | | | If you're a parent, student, or guardian; here are |
| Laptop ads are everywhere. Why is this? | | | | some of the factorsyou should consider when |
| Well, notebooks have come down in price, they | | | | buying the best student laptop or notebook: |
| have becomemore affordable, even for the | | | | * size, it must be small, lightweight and very |
| modest student. Laptops havealso come down in | | | | portable, fitcomfortably under the arm or in that |
| size, making them ideal for that schoolnapsack, or | | | | backpack |
| dormroom. They have also become tougherand | | | | * sturdy, it must be tough, sturdy, ruggerized, |
| sturdier - better equipped to meet the hard/wear | | | | and able to takemore than one hard knock |
| tearthat students give it. | | | | because students are students |
| With notebook technology changing every two | | | | * connections, wireless connections should be |
| years orso - notebooks can now handle most | | | | offered, the Internetis such a valuable tool in itself |
| tasks students throwtheir way. These advanced | | | | - a student should be able toaccess it anywhere. |
| notebooks can do the job. They alsopresent a | | | | Most notebooks have these connections butcheck |
| much stronger entertainment value to students, | | | | - a printer port, a 56Kbps-modem, a VGA port |
| theycan handle better graphics and gaming, but | | | | for an externalmonitor, and should have at least |
| most studentstry to keep parents in the dark | | | | one USB port for externalkeyboard/mouse, digital |
| about this factor as theyplead for a new laptop | | | | cameras, drives, and MP3 players |
| for college or school. All thispleading is further | | | | * technical specs, it should have enough RAM, |
| fueling the demand for laptops. | | | | storage space (hard drive)and computing speed |
| Then there is a little thing called the Internet. | | | | to do any job the student can throw at it |
| Throwin a wireless connection and the student | | | | * battery life, make sure your student notebook |
| laptop is cominginto its own. Big Time! | | | | has a reasonable batterylife, 5 hours or more |
| The Internet has become a second teacher | | | | * price, it should be reasonably priced, refurbished |
| parent/counselorto most students. God help us all! | | | | laptops may be anoption for those on a strict |
| But it has also becomea priceless source of the | | | | budget |
| collective knowledge on this planet;frightening but | | | | However, some words of wisdom, students or |
| true. The Internet is an invaluable source | | | | parents shouldn't skimptoo much - if you're |
| ofknowledge for any high school/college student. | | | | spending 10's of thousands on an education, |
| Not having ready access to all this knowledge and | | | | youshould also provide for the best possible |
| informationwill put any student at a disadvantage | | | | equipment in the form of a sturdy,lightweight high |
| with his peers. | | | | performance laptop. Besides, a high quality laptop |
| It's a very competitive world, in high school, in | | | | willlast for years... just imagine your son or |
| college andin the future job market - every | | | | daughter writing their resumes onit after they |
| student should have an evenplaying field. | | | | have finished college... keep this image in your |
| That's where the little notebook computer enters | | | | mind as you goabout buying that perfect student |
| stage right! | | | | laptop. |
| Laptops or notebooks have quickly become a | | | | Check out some of the top rated laptops for |
| school necessity. | | | | students here: Notebook For Students |
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| It's the perfect learning tool for students: | | | | for a Free Desktop Calendar & |
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