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Are you under a certain budget?

Lot of college people (including my self) do invest in an Apple Macbook Pro; it may be more expensive but as long as you treat it really nicely and watch the downloading a macbook pro can be the only laptop/computer that you ever need to purchase for your college and quite possibly entering your post college lifestyle. I personally also prefer macs better because of the huge range of app(s) available (that are very useful when studying) as well as they don't feel like a ton of bricks when its your backpack I also did find Macs a bit more user friendly and with alot more built in features than a pc. Also I'm pretty sure that the computer store on your campus or Apple online can offer discounts on these laptops as well as many colleges/university also have scholarships set up for the purchase of a mac. The price range for a MacBook Pro would be around $1,100-$2,000.

However if you had a budget/ don't really want a mac I would recommend looking at HP or Asus laptops as I've and my friends who use PC's have had good experiences with those computers. They can range in from $350-$800

Good Luck!