What is the best laptop computer to buy?

I am starting college in a couple months and I need to buy a new laptop computer; however, I am not sure which is the best to buy. I will need it to write reports and work on projects. I also plan to take a lot of multimedia and film studies classes that will require me to make and burn my own DVD's so it needs to be able to do that. I currently have a sony vaio but i need a better one for college. Please help, Thanks!

What is the best laptop computer to buy?
You will definitely need something with a bit of "kick" to it. If it were me I would be looking for something that at least 2Gb's of ram (preferably expandable to more), the biggest fastest hard drive I could find, something like a 100+ Gb 7200rpm SATA. A DVD-RW+- is a no brainer. I would MAKE SURE your video card does not share RAM, but has at least 128-256mb of it's own video ram. and you will need firewire. Then from there pick the fastest processor your budget will allow. I'm partial to AMD's but a mid-high range core duo should do you fine.


Other things to consider are things like battery life (the more cells the better), how heavy it is , built in wifi /bluetooth is pretty standard now but you'll want that, and if you can spring for it I would even consider something that has a built in webcam and TV tuner.
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Reply:If you getting into films and movies....I'd get a Mac
Reply:Well this is kind of a loaded question...the best...go to Alienware/falcon Northwest or one of those guys that will supply you with one for a rather large sum...if you are looking for an update for the Vaio, just get a newer one...most laptops can be supplied with a DVD burner from the company that makes it, and most any reputable company will be fine.
Reply:no not one is better then others all has the same bits and piece's.
Reply:I've always preferred Toshiba for laptops!





But you may want to look into Mac's for multimedia. I've never owned one, so I cant say about those.
Reply:Dude! You're getting a Dell!!........that's what I have. And it is great.
Reply:Think about upgrading the one you have, more RAM, better graphics card, DVD burner and bigger(bigger the better, movies take a lot of space) hard drive , would work out cheaper and can be done quite easily.
Reply:With what you need to do definately go for an Apple MacBook but get the one with DVD burner. It is what i have and they are brilliant with a fantastic screen. They may be a little more expensie but they are worth every cent. Go try one at an Apple seller.
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Both DELL and Gateway have some pretty nice ones. You may end up needing a better model than the lower-end models, but both have good mid-priced models in the $700 to $800 US price range.





Cheers!

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