Buying a Laptop for Applied Psychology in IADT
In my opinion the most important thing to look at when purchasing a new laptop is battery life, if a laptop can’t last as long as your college day without being recharged you can run into a lot of problems. Anything under four hours isn’t really ideal, the bigger number of battery cell the longer the battery life but as a student on the go it is important to consider the size and weight a large number battery cell can have, so it’s best to meet somewhere in the middle of comfort and battery life. Personally I would suggest somewhere around a 9 cell pack.
Screen size has to be considered too, a small screen size makes a laptop easier to move around, however in our course Photoshop plays a big part in one of the modules so a small screen size can make it difficult to see the detail, for this I feel a 17-inch display works quite well.
The Specs;
Cost is another important factor, when buying a laptop it’s about balancing the required specs and the price. For a student I feel the price range is between 400 and 800 euro. There is nothing wrong with paying under this price range but just make sure it has all the requirements.
Other factors to be considered when buying a laptop are; do you like the way the keyboard feels and are you able to easily operate the touch pad. Also does the Laptop come with an option for a warranty.
Any laptop meeting these requirements should be perfect for this course.
- For a CPU I find that the Intel Pentium T4500 should suit most college student’s needs, it’s perfectly suited for Internet, streaming videos and casual gaming.
- A minimum RAM of 3GB is a must in any modern laptop, so much so it’s hard to actually find a new laptop with less. In any case 3GB of RAM should meet most needs but just to be sure if the option is there opt for 4GB.
- When it comes to a Hard Drive speed is more important than size, the higher the rpm the faster the hard drive, I would recommend a 7200RPM drive with 320GB. If more memory is required an external hard drive can easily be purchased at around one hundred euro for 1TB.
- The integrated graphics chip in any laptop should be fine for the user’s needs.
- A disk drive is becoming obsolete with most content such as games, music and movies being available to download online or stream.
Cost is another important factor, when buying a laptop it’s about balancing the required specs and the price. For a student I feel the price range is between 400 and 800 euro. There is nothing wrong with paying under this price range but just make sure it has all the requirements.
Other factors to be considered when buying a laptop are; do you like the way the keyboard feels and are you able to easily operate the touch pad. Also does the Laptop come with an option for a warranty.
Any laptop meeting these requirements should be perfect for this course.
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