如何购买笔记本电脑 How to buy a laptop.docx
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WhatlaptopshouldIbuyforcollege?
(2013edition)
May30,2013bynhinkle.30comments
‘Tistheseason:
asfamilyandfriendsheadofftocollege,therequestsforlaptoprecommendationsstartrollingin.It’sasemi-annualtraditionformetoblogaboutmyrecommendations,solet’sgetstarted!
Ifyouhaven’tseenmy3partserieson“choosingacomputerforcollege”,checkthosepostsoutforsomegoodbackgroundinfothat’smostlystillrelevant:
∙ComputersandCollegePartI:
HowdoIchoose?
∙ComputersandCollegePartII:
SavingMoney
∙ComputersandCollegePartIII:
ProtectingYourComputer
SinceIwrotethosearticlesin2011,thecomputinglandscapehasshifteddramaticallytowardstablets,slates,andaplethoraofweirdhybriddevices.I’llbesplittingupmyrecommendationsintoseveralcategories:
primarylaptops,forstudentswhoplantohaveasinglelaptopforalltheirneeds;primarytablets,forstudentswhoplantohavealaptop-gradetabletastheirprimarydevice;andcompaniondevices,forstudentswhoplantohaveadesktopordesktopreplacement,butwantasmall,light,andcheaperdeviceforcarryingaroundcampus.
Whatcategoryworksbestforyouisapersonalchoice,butmoststudentsIknowhaveaprimarylaptop,andafewhavecompaniondeviceslikeAndroidtabletsoriPads.Iexpectthathavingaprimarytabletwillbecomemorepopularthoughastouchhardwareimprovesandbecomesmoreeconomical.
Generaladvice
Regardlessofwhatmobilecomputingdeviceyouchoose,herearethemostimportantfactorstoconsiderforanacademicenvironment:
∙IntelisreleasingitsnewHaswellseriesofprocessorsthissummer,andhasannouncedbatterylifeimprovementsaround50%comparedtocurrent-generationIvyBridgeprocessors.Oncethesearereleased,newlaptopswillhavemuchbetterbatterylifeandperformance,andprevious-generationlaptopswillcomedowninprice.So:
ifyoucanaffordtowaituntillaterthissummertobuyyourlaptop,youprobablyshould!
∙Withcollegecomesa.eduemailaddress.Useittoyouradvantage:
youshouldbegettingatleast10%offonanylaptoppurchases.Allmajorcompanieshavestudentdiscounts,herearelinkstoafew:
∙DellAcademicDiscount
∙AppleEducationStore
∙LenovoStudentDiscountandLenovoBarnesandNoblediscount(10-20%cheaper,requiresafreeaccount)
∙MicrosoftStudentStore
∙HPAcademy(IrecommendagainstbuyingHPlaptops–seemoreinfobelow)
∙Considerarefurbishedcomputer.Dell,Lenovo,andAppleallhaveonline“outlet”storeswhereyoucangetrefurbishedcomputersinbrand-newconditionwithafullwarranty,oftenforseveralhundreddollarsoffthenormalprice.Thesearecomputersthatwerereturnedunused(orbarelyused).Forexample,anX1Carboncanbehadfor$870fromtheLenovoOutlet,vs.$1200new.
∙Getacomputerthatwilllast.It’sbettertospendmoremoneyupfrontandnothavetoreplaceyourlaptopintwoyearswhenitbreaks.I’mlookin’atyou,HP.
∙Weightandsizemattermorethanyourealize. Yourclasseswillbefarapart,yourbookswillbeheavy,andinsomelecturehalls yourdesksmaybeassmallasasheetofpaper.ThestudentsIknowwhohaveheavylaptopsrarelybringthemtoclass,andcomplainbitterlywhentheydohaveto.Thoseofuswithlightlaptopsbringthemeverywhere.ThenumberoneregretI’veheardwithlaptoppurchasesis“it’stooheavy/large”.Don’tgetanythingover5pounds,andshootforaround3-4lbsifyoucan.Iwouldn’tsuggestalaptopanylargerthan14″,andifyou’reconsideringsuchalargelaptop,tryoneoutinpersonfirstifatallpossible.
∙Lookupthird-partyreviewstofigureouttherealbatterylife.Nothing’sworsethanrunningoutofbatteryhalfwaythroughathreehourclass.Ifyoucangetanextendedbattery,do.Alargerbatteryaddsweight,butapoweradaptercanweightjustasmuchifnotmore(andisbulkytoo).
∙Getthehighestresolutionscreen availablethatyoucanafford. Ahigherresolutionmeanstherearemorepixelsonthescreen,makingeverythinglooksmootherandmakingitpossibletofitmorewindowsonthescreenatonce.Thismakesitaloteasiertoworkonassignmentswhenyoucanputtwowindowsnexttoeachothercomfortably.
∙Getadual-bandwirelesscard.Thenomenclatureisprettyvariablehere,butlookforanythingthatsays“dualband”,“5GHz”,orsupports“802.11a”or“wirelessNb/g/n/a“.Mostuniversitieswillhavea5GHzwirelessNnetwork,whichwillexperiencelesscongestionandinterferencethanthestandard2.4GHzspectrum.Thisoptionmaycostextra,butIassureyouit’sworthit:
inacrowdedlecturehall,itcanmeanthedifferencebetweennointernetatallandbeingabletobrowsewhateverresourcesyouneed.InadormitcanmeanthedifferencebetweenDSLspeedsandspeedsover100Mbps.
∙Don’tpaymoneyforantivirussoftware.Thereareplentyoffreeoptions,andifyougetacomputerwithWindows8it’llhaveantivirussoftwarebuiltin.
∙Don’tbuyMicrosoftOffice,Adobeproducts,oranyother“addon”softwarewhenyouorderyourlaptop.Thistypeofsoftwareistypicallyavailablewith hugestudentdiscountseitheronlineorthroughyourcampusbookstore.Also,softwareyoubuywithyourcomputerisnon-transferable,whilesoftwareyoubuyseparatelycanbereinstalledonadifferentcomputerifyouswitchmachinesinthefuture.
Specificrecommendations
Primarylaptops
Inmymind,therearereallyjusttwocampswhenitcomestolaptopsforcollege:
ThinkPadsandMacBooks.I’llmentionafewotheroptions,buthearmeoutfirst:
you’re(hopefully)goingtobeincollegeforabout4years.You’regoingtobespendingasignificantamountofmoneyonyourlaptop,andyou’regoingtobeusingitdailyforyears.Youwantsomethingthatlasts.ImadethemistakeofgettinganHPlaptopforcollege,andnotonlydiditdieinlessthan2years,but everysinglepersonIknowwhogotsimilarHPlaptopshadvariousproblems.ThreeyearslaterIonlyknow2peoplewhoseHPlaptopsarestillworkingatall,andtherewereabout20ofuswhohadsimilarlaptopsfreshmanyear.
BothThinkPadsandMacBooksareknownfortheirquality,andwithstudentdiscountscanbereasonablyaffordable.Youstillmightpayalittlemoreupfront,butyou’llspendmoremoneylong-termifyouhavetoreplaceyourlaptopsophomoreyear–nottomentionthehassleofhavingyourlaptopdieduringfinalsweek.I’mtellingyouthisfromexperience,folks. Ifyoudogoforadifferentbrand,trytogettheirbusinesslineifatallpossible–forexample,chooseDell’sLatitudeseriesovertheirInspirons,orHP’sProBooksovertheirPavilions.Business-gradelaptopsmaynotbeasshiny,buttheyaremuchmoredurable.
ForbothThinkPadsandMacbooksyouhavetwocategoriestochoosefrom:
thinandlightultrabooks,andheaviermachineswithmoreprocessingpower.Ultrabookstendtobemoreexpensiveandlessupgradable,butaredesirablefortheirweightandsize.WithMacsthelargercomputersaren’tupgradablethesedayseither,soitreallycomesdowntowhatyourneedsareintermsofprocessingpower.
ThinkPadT430(from$680)
TheT430isontheheaviersidefora 14″laptop,butisoneofthemostversatilelaptopsyoucanget.Weighinginat4.6lbs(5withthe9cellbattery),ithasafull-powerprocessorandmanyuser-upgradableparts.Keyfeaturesandspecificationsinclude:
∙Full-powerIvyBridge Intelprocessors,froma3.3GHz Core-i5uptoa3.5GHzCore-i7
∙Oneeasy-accessRAMslot(withasecondslotunderthekeyboard).Thedefaultconfigurationcomeswithasingle4GBmemorymodule,andit’seasy(andcheaper!
)toaddyourownsecondmoduleafterpurchase.
∙SATA32.5″harddriveslot,whichisalsoeasytoaccessandupgradetoanSSD(whichischeaperthanpreconfiguringanSSD).
∙UltraBaywhichcansupportaDVDwriter(default),orasecondfull-size2.5″harddrive.
∙mSATA/miniPCI-Eslotwhichcanbeusedfor eitheraWWANmobileinternetmoduleoranmSATASSD
∙IntelHD4000graphics,orNvidiaNVS5400Mswitchablegraphics
∙Webcam,optionalbacklitkeyboard,MiniDisplayport,VGA,USB3.0,SDcardreader,optionalfingerprintreader
∙Optional1600×900(default1366×768)display–thisisahighlyrecommendedupgrade!
∙6cellor9cellbattery
∙Variouswirelessoptions–makesuretogettheIntelCentrino6205or6300togetsupportfor5GHznetworks
Fulltechspecs
ThinkPadX230(from$760)
TheX230hassimilarspecificationstotheT430,butissmaller(12.5″)and significantly lighterat2.96pounds.Italsohasafullpoweredprocessorandisuser-upgradable.Thisisprobablythemostcustomizableandupgradablelaptopinthissizerange.Additionaloptionsinclude:
∙Full-powerIvyBridgeIntelprocessors,froma2.4GHzCore-i3,3.1GHzCore-i5,uptoa3.6GHzCore-i7
∙Twoeasy-accessRAMslots.Defaultconfigurationcomeswithasingle4GBmemorymodule.
∙SATA32.5″harddriveslot
∙NoDVDorultrabayslot
∙mSATA/miniPCI-Eslot,whichcanbeusedfor eitheraWWANmobileinternetmoduleoranmSATASSD
∙IntelHD4000graphics
∙Webcam,optionalbacklitkeyboard,MiniDisplayPort,VBA,USB3.0,SDcardreader,optionalfingerprintreader
∙Only1366×768screen,butthere isanIPSdisplayoption.IPSscreenshavemuchbetterviewinganglesandcolors.Thisisahighlyrecommendedupgrade!
∙3,6,or9cellbattery
∙Variouswirelessoptions- makesuretogettheIntelCentrino6205or6300togetsupportfor5GHznetworks
Fulltechspecs
ThinkPadX1Carbon(from$1200)
TheX1CarbonistheUltrabookofThinkPads,andisoneofthenicestmachinesyoucanget.At2.9
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