Laptop for College

**Optical** · 15 August 2017, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by gwpriester

Do Chromebooks support Microsoft Word? I would think a college student will need to write a lot of reports.

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good question i thought they didnt but they do actually not microsoft office but a word editor and spreadsheets too. Dont need an internet connection either.

Plus you can install Linux on them making them pretty much a windows machine to install similar programs.

What i like about chromebooks is the battery life, its never ending, they boot up fast! extremely fast. I mean like turning on a TV, u can quickly look up info on the go (equations, definitions with an internet connection of course) as if it were a mobile device. Plus they never break/stop working...either. No viruses...the list goes on.

He probably will be reluctant to buy one but someday hell understand

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**gwpriester** · 15 August 2017, 10:53 PM

he'll understand. A missing apostrophe can be a catastrophe. :-)

Google makes good devices and I tend to agree.

**Lynette** · 16 August 2017, 08:28 AM

My smaller brother has a lenovo-parent from amazon, it costs only 220 dollar! Given that he is currently in college as well, i would def check out the lenovo-parent collection as well. He loves it, he wasn't ready to spend a fortune because it's not a game computer (which according to him is holy grail)..haha. wouldn't get a Chromebook, they look nice and are super portable but their functionality is one that is rather questionable.

**Lynette** · 28 August 2017, 04:30 PM

Why are some people recommending a Chromebook? I mean, i do not own one but judging from the reviews i have read...Chromebooks are not worth the hype. Or am i wrong?

**Ron Duke** · 28 August 2017, 06:34 PM

Thanks EVERYONE!
I decided, finally, to purchase a windows lap top. He wasn't particular and I had an older copy of MS Office I installed on it, so he's good to go.
He has a printer at home, but will need one for the dorm, I guess. I'll let some other family member foot the bill on that.

Thanks again for all the helpful comments and suggestions.

**Lynette** · 29 August 2017, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by Ron Duke

Thanks EVERYONE!
I decided, finally, to purchase a windows lap top. He wasn't particular and I had an older copy of MS Office I installed on it, so he's good to go.
He has a printer at home, but will need one for the dorm, I guess. I'll let some other family member foot the bill on that.

Thanks again for all the helpful comments and suggestions.

That sounds fair enough. I wish him all the best in his journey.

**Ron Duke** · 29 August 2017, 02:01 PM

Mark:
Thanks for your input. If they came to me for advice, I would recommend HP because that's what I have and I'm content with its performance.

Lynette:
You're very kind and sweet. Thanks for the encouragement. He'll appreciate it.

**Mark321** · 29 August 2017, 01:08 AM

I'm not much good with computer info. But if you need a printer that saves you money...A) Don't get an Epson. It uses ink WAY too fast. -and- B) Do get an HP printer as it uses almost no ink at all.

Now, I must admit that I'm a little biased here because there are certainly better image producing printers than HP; however, HP saves you when it comes to using ink. Epson gobbles it up quickly.

Hope this helps.

Mark