Enough for Office and School Use? Will this machine be powerful enough to handle what I am going to be using?
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Definitely. I am using this Laptop for work, also to design webpages and play some current 3D shooters, which it does nicely when plugged in. Of note, you can get this laptop without the annoying smudgy gloss black encasement at BB for 200 less, in matte-darkbrown, without the annoying fingerprints all over your laptop.
1840565
The machine is heavy duty and will do a large group. My daughter borrowed it and used it for her kindergarten students and many others in the school.
856468
Hello: It should be just fine for school. These units have Office 2013 RT which is a lite version (not the full version) of the software. We hope to earn your business. Thanks Jim
691565
Yes it should work fine for your needs, however it is not loaded with office suite.
1286413
It's powerful enough to handle basic video editing (chopping together home movies or YouTube videos) and could certainly handle music editing. I've played some games on it and they seem to run smoothly. It does not have a discrete graphics card, only packs 4GB of ram, and has an tiny 11" screen, so this definitely isn't a gaming laptop, but it will play your basic PC game.
215461
To me this is a fast computer! I don't play video games. It will certainly be quite good for your school work. Suggest that you look at your video game site and see what the specifications are, then cross check here with the information that Amazon provides. The Toshiba site also has good information and I checked it several times while I was deciding which computer would be right for me. There should be an 800 number on that site.
1406582
I am satisfied with the computer thus far. I don't know exactly what programs you will be using, but for Microsoft Office products, it does the job for me.
1208992
this depends on what the main task is. If you are using it for email and internet then you are good to go. If you are going to do some photoshop editing and 3d modeling then way too low. Hopefully this help.
343376
Yes it's durable enough for office use. I wouldn't recommend it for 40 kids using every day like in a school. But for medium duty office use it is fine. Proper installation is key.
777899
Yes, this laptop would amply serve the needs of a student! The only "issues" per se, is the lack of the DVD/CD rom, which I really haven't missed, and that the system will sometimes restart (about 2-3 times per month). However, this is a Windows 8 issue, and not the laptop. I rarely power down my laptop so that's why I notice it. For those who shutdown more regularly, you may never have this issue at all. Hopefully Microsoft will fix this soon.
2276385
This is a great price for a powerful machine. On site tech support with 3 year warranty. It can be upgraded to 16 GB Ram. You need to buy SODIMM DDR3 twin pack of 8GB. My machine has a 1.3 GHz processor which is plenty fast enough for me, but HP has the 23 All-in-One with faster clock speeds for a little more $$. I love this small machine with the big monitor. I use Sonar X3 for recording. This is another great value. There are plenty of YouTube videos on Sonar X3 software uses.
206975
I don't use Microsoft Office 2013, but I would imagine it would be fine for that. It's certainly a great little machine for internet surfing and simple games.
1406580
I am using this computer for taking online accounting courses. I would say I have average basic computer knowledge, and it is working great for me. If you are somewhat familiar with Windows 7, I think it is very user-friendly.
758254
This computer is a replacement for a desktop! In that arena it's an excellant choice for a student. It will not last as a daily laptop for battery use in class & at a study hall. If you are the type that uses a tablet for class & library notes to be transferred to a thesis this would be perfect. Decided if you're a single machine student then no. A student who wants the best from their education then this is the main cog you need!
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I'm a graduate student and have a Macbook Pro 15" at home as my primary computer. This computer, for the last 6 weeks, has been the computer I carry with my to campus and use in school for note-taking, and other tasks. It's the best thing that's happened to me in terms of classroom efficiency.
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I would not use this as a gaming machine. There is no way it can handle the latest games of today BUT it is a very solid home office platform that can do the job that any home office can throw at it. I bought this as a gift and from what I have been told it handles Word office, a dictation system, scanner and other home office software with no issues. Biggest plus was that it still had Windows 7 and the person I bought it for could handle this system without going through another learning curve. Remember this is just a Intel Core i3-3110M 2.3 GHz Processor system. Strong but not really a gaming system - The only thing I would suggest is to upgrade the 4 GB DIMM RAM to at least 8 GB. Memory upgrade will be the easiest and provide the best performance upgrade for this system.
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This laptop will be fine for school use but as far as the games that would depend on the requirements that the game needs to run properly.