Best laptop for IT student?

[Idzaudin Idz]

As an IT students, what is the best laptop that I can use?

 

[Witness]

Anytime anyone asks "what is the best <hardware variable> for a <industry variable> <occupation variable>," there will inevitably many follow up questions such as what particular <industry variable> it'll be used for, what specific things you plan on doing with it and what your budget is. In the absence of all of that, I will just suggest the Surface Pro 3 with i7 and 512GB storage.

That should pretty much cover anything you plan to do for the next 5 years assuming you have the cash to buy it.

​Cheers.

 

[Harrie-S]

Or ask the university if they a "minimum" spec for laptops or ask second grades for advice.
Good Luck

 

[xandros9]

Ask university for requirements.

Go from there. Because for something as vague as your asking, we may as well suggest multiple insanely expensive models to cover all the bases.

 

[djeire84]

HP Pavilion. Specs are: - Windows 8.1
- Laptop and tablet functionality
- Intel? Celeron? Processor N2840
- Memory: 4 GB
- Hard drive: 500 GB

 

[manus31]

As an IT students, what is the best laptop that I can use?

I just completed 4 years on an IT course and bought my laptop in second year. My laptop is a hp pavilion,8 gigs of ram,i5 processor and a terabyte hard drive.Its specs hold up pretty well today and Iexpect it to last me another couple of years

If I had to buy a new laptop today.I would first look at the specs,not the exact model.Today,your gonna want a fast processor, i5 or i7.Some of the AMD processors are descent too,look at the clock speed !

You'll also want 8 gigs of ram.I would try and get a machine with a solid state drive,which increases hard drive performance.

Another tip which I missed when o bought mine was to check laptop weight.Mine is quite heavy which was annoying when I had to carry it from class to class .Look for a thin laptop,15.6 inch screen is perfect,anything bigger or smaller is not ideal.

I would probably llook to buy hp or Toshiba,maybe Samsung or lenevo. You'll have to spend big to get a decent dell laptop.I would also stick with windows to ensure compatability with the software you'll be using over the years for office and development tools etc.

Good luck

 

[ygtgngr]

I'm a CS student I use Yoga 2 Pro (Highest model) . It works perfectly fine.

 

[djeire84]

If money isn't an issue you can get this Toshiba for little under $900. Specs: - Windows 8.1
- Intel? Core? i7-4720HQ processor
- Memory: 8 GB
- Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 M265X
- Hard drive: 1 TB

 

[Charles Collins]

You want power and portability for a reasonable price. Hp Spectre x360, i7, 8GB Ram, 256 GB SSD, 1080p touchscreen, tablet ability, $1149 from Microsoft without any hp bloatware.

 

[Paradowski]

I would recommend you any ASUS laptop, they are quite immune to any malfunctions