Re: Best Cost/Quality Desktop system for a college freshman

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Laptops are fragile.  My preference is a desktop, flat screen, separate 
speakers(decent ones), wireless mouse/keyboard.  For a student I'd want 
a media-centric software selection. 

sjl wrote:
> Mark -
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> I would still buy the laptop instead of a desktop computer, even if he can't 
> carry it around to his classes.  It will be much easier to handle in his 
> room, and will use much less real estate in his room, and will be much 
> easier at moving time at the beginning and end of the semester.
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> There are also some great accessories available for laptops like this laptop 
> table that will allow him to use it anywhere in the room:
> http://www.lapdawg.com/laptop-accessories/laptop-table.html
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> (I bought one that was somewhat similar at Target for around $30.00.  I'll 
> find the manufacturer name and post it later...)
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> - sjl
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