Back to School With Newly Empowered Student Laptops

Within the last several months we have seentough in order to survive in the sometimes harsh
some major developments in laptop technologystudent environment. Make sure your chosen
that will greatly increase the usefulness of laptopslaptop can take all that punishment and you might
for college students. Both Intel and Nvidia haveeven consider a ruggedized notebook.
introduced new products which will improve laptop2. Portable
performance immensely.Many students go for a small compact laptop
New Intel Centrino 2 Platformswhich can be neatly tucked under the arm or in a
First, Intel has introduced its next generationbackpack. Long battery life is also important if
processors which uses 45nm technology withyou're going to be taking your laptop to all your
hafnium-infused circuitry. These new Intelclasses. Also make sure it has all the necessary
"Montevina" Centrino 2 Platforms offer greaterwireless connections so that the Internet is
performance and better energy efficiency.available wherever you go.
For example, Intel's new X9100, a 3.06GHz 45nm3. Performance
dual-core mobile processor uses 1066MHz FSBAs we have just read above, laptops are
and has 6MB L2 cache -- more than enoughbecoming more powerful and offer greater
power or performance for the most demandingperformance than ever before. You should have
tasks students can throw at it.no problem finding a student laptop that will meet
New Nvidia High-end Graphics Cardsall your computer or multi-tasking needs.
Second, Nvidia has released new mobile cards inHowever, a prudent laptop buyer should always
its series 9 product line which will greatly impovecheck the type of Processor (CPU), how much
the performance of laptops.RAM, Hard Drive size and the OS (Operating
Nvidia which is considered one of the top GraphicsSystem) of any laptop you choose to buy.
Card makers in the world has announced it is4. Cheap Laptops
introducing five more "high-end" Cards: GeForceLets face it, for most students, money is often
9700M GT, 9700M GTS, 9800M GTS, 9800M GTvery limited so buying a high quality, yet
and the 9800M GTX.economical laptop is a must. Fortunately, laptop
These cards will have DirectX 10 graphics, Hybridprices have been steadily dropping so finding a
SLI support and will sport the new PureVideo HDlaptop you can afford should not be a problem.
video processing which is compliant with MXM 3.0You can also consider a used or refurbished
Graphics module specs. These are top-notchlaptop.
cards with the 9800M GTX sporting a whopping5. Theft and Security
128 Processing Cores.One of your top concerns should be theft and
These GPUs will no doubt put some more addedsecurity when buying a student laptop. You can
punch in the latest gaming laptops but they willnow get many security measures such as
also improve the performance level of studentfingerprint entry - some now even have face
laptops especially for those college students whorecognition software as seen in the new Lenovo
major in computer programming, media or video,laptops. You can also invest in a good Laptop
graphic design or architecture... we tend to forget,cable lock which will keep your laptop a little more
top-level graphics is not always used for gaming.secure. Plus, you can also check out Anti-Theft
Parents take note!software such as LoJack which can track and
What To Look For When Buying A Studentlocate your stolen laptop thru the IP address once
College Laptopit's used to access the web.
If you're buying a student laptop for yourself orSo if you're in the market for a student laptop
for a son or daughter there are certain things youjust keep some of these points in mind when
should consider before plunging down your hardyou're shopping around for that special laptop.
earn cash. Just some things you should look for inAlso remember to look for all that new mobile
a high quality student laptop.technology which will greatly improve the
1. Sturdyperformance level of your next student laptop.
You must have a laptop which is sturdy and