Basically need a laptop for graduate school and daily computing i.e. web browsing, youtube, etc.
Won't be gaming with it
Price range 500-1000, preferably on lower end but willing to spend extra if it's worth it.
15-17 inch screen, would prefer 17 inch but not if it will cost much more
Really, the only two things I'm concerned with are it having Microsoft Office Student Home and that in a year and a half the laptop isn't really slow and I am told like always that it needs more memory.
A couple questions I've come across in my research?
1) Is 500 GB of memory that superior to 250 GB that it warrants the extra money
2) I've been told to get the Intel i-5 processor but it seems most laptops come with the i-3, for my purposes does it make much of a difference.
3) I've been recommended Toshiba and Dell by the people I've asked, but I'm not sure if the Geek Squad guy was trying to pull a fast one with the Toshiba recommendation because I havent heard it anywhere else. Would everyone agree with these or do you have other suggestions?
I really appreciate the help. Thanks
Won't be gaming with it
Price range 500-1000, preferably on lower end but willing to spend extra if it's worth it.
15-17 inch screen, would prefer 17 inch but not if it will cost much more
Really, the only two things I'm concerned with are it having Microsoft Office Student Home and that in a year and a half the laptop isn't really slow and I am told like always that it needs more memory.
A couple questions I've come across in my research?
1) Is 500 GB of memory that superior to 250 GB that it warrants the extra money
2) I've been told to get the Intel i-5 processor but it seems most laptops come with the i-3, for my purposes does it make much of a difference.
3) I've been recommended Toshiba and Dell by the people I've asked, but I'm not sure if the Geek Squad guy was trying to pull a fast one with the Toshiba recommendation because I havent heard it anywhere else. Would everyone agree with these or do you have other suggestions?
I really appreciate the help. Thanks
