Dylan William Hardison wrote:
>Spake Larry Sanders on Friday, June 25, 2004 at 12:27AM -0400:
>
>
>>My son will need a laptop when attending Tufts Univ this fall.
>>We are thinking of an Athlon 64 based [snip]
>>
>>
> and he can use the waste heat to cook? <g>
>
>
eMachines has some incredible prices on Athlon 64 laptops, though I've
never been much of a fan for the quality of their hardware.
For me, laptop size and battery life are key shopping points. If it's
too big and bulky to carry all the time, or the battery life is so short
that it makes using it on the go a futile attempt, I will never use the
machine.
For a college student, I would also worry about securing it (theft is an
issue, sadly). Something that small and valuable is a target.
- Ian
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