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What’s the cheapest laptop I can get for college that will satisfy my needs as an architecture student?
Question : What’s the cheapest laptop I can get for college that will satisfy my needs as an architecture student?
I’m going to school for architecture in September, and I need a laptop that will work for whatever computer programs I’ll need to be using. What’s the cheapest I can go that’ll still satisfy the architectural programs I’ll need?
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Best answer:
Answer by Jomar
try to find pentium 2 computer i think 6000 pesos only.
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#2 written by Dan 1 year ago
Hey Kelly,
I would Recommend a netbook Because there very small, have a long battery life, and work great for word processing and Internet browsing.
Im not sure how much cad work you will be doing being in archeitecture, but if you doing any at all, a netbook is not for you.
I think you can get what you need for around 500 bucks
for more advice, try posting your question here
http://itstudenthelp.net/phpbb/thanks!
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#3 written by Billy 1 year ago
well i dunt you would need anything too intense, for graphics, most architectural software just need good response time, something with a 1.6 or 1.8 ghz processor should be fine. I bought a laptop recently from this online store, and its workin great for me, was jst under $ 300 and no complaints yet, you should check it out, link is below
g luk
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I think hp computers are great, and if you have a student email, you can get a really good discount by signing up for an account.
I would start with the dv6t (non student $ 650, student $ 586 starting price)
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Category&v1=High+performance&series_name=dv6t_series&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/notebooks/High_performance/dv6t_series
and then you customize…
the processor it comes with should be fine.
at least 4 gb memory will be good… right now they are offering a free update to 4 gb, so select that.
it comes with a 250 gb, which will be fine for your first two years or so, as long as you don’t fill it up with music and photos, but you can upgrade to 500 gb for only $ 30 so it might be worth doing bc a 250 gb external will cost you more than that.
the graphics card is entirely a matter of budget, a better one will help if you are planning on using 3d model building programs (you will) but upgrading will cost $ 100 and its not essential.
all the other specs are fine the way they are. microsoft office home and student is a must, but its $ 100 and you should be able to find someone to give it to you illegally… shhh.
so basically off the standard, the only things i upgraded were the 4gb ram (free upgrade) and 500 gb hard drive (not essential if you have an external) and the total is $ 614 for a pretty good laptop.
you can not get a crappy laptop for architecture, it will be useless, the programs we use are huge.
If you have more than $ 650, I would jump up to the dv7t.
If you don’t want an hp, keep these rules in mind:
budget determines the processor, its usually pretty expensive to upgrade.
4 gb of ram will be good
and a better graphics card will help you run 3d modeling programs but isn’t essential.
i would get at least a 250 gb hard drive.
wide screens are the norm.
it was a little rambling, but i hope it helps!
I’m a fourth year and I just bought myself a desktop, so I had to learn all this stuff and this is what I learned from my various computer nerd friends and websites.