Is this a good laptop for a student entering high school? Is it compatible with any school system?
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It really depends--if you are expected to edit Microsoft office documents, you'll probably want to opt for a traditional laptop with Microsoft office loaded. But if you just need to be able to open them, Chrome's Google Docs are fine. As for school web pages, they ought to work ok with Chrome (as a browser), but occasionally you'll find some pages that will only open with another browser. With the Chromebook, obviously, you're stuck with Chrome.
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Any laptop will be just find. Ecxept the apple ones. (This is ones my opinion because I does not like thare brand at all) It will depend one which one and what kind of laptop are you looking for. But yeah. I have and Asus republic of gaming and it does the job quite good. :) P.s. I recommend a good high pc or laptop that has the capability to support this kind of program with a good sound card system.
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Edubuntu is a great choice. It is ideal for young students and children, but contains all of the functionality and usability of Ubuntu, which is powerful enough to meet just about anyone's needs. I haven't used this laptop, but if it's running Edubuntu, I can certainly confirm that the operating system is excellent.
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I would recommend it to you. The wide screen makes it ideal for movies, but the audio quality is not so great. I wouldn't say it's bad though, just the internal speakers are sub-par. Get a set of external speakers, and you'll be good to go. As far as school projects go, it's been able to handle all the projects I've used it for :)
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Yes, absolutely. Awesome computer. Also please read the reviews, it's a great laptop.
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I dont believe so. Its fully contained with its own systems. If you want Windows a laptop is probably a better choice for you. Thanks.
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While this is a lovely laptop for old video games, it is not suitable for student use because the Intel Core Duo Processors (notice the lack of a "2" after "Core") are only 32-bit. All modern consumer computers have 64-bit processors. The minimum for student use would be two 64-bit processors. Anything with only one processor would be painfully slow on the Internet. Anything with 32-bit processors might be unable to run a piece of software that a student might need because that software is 64-bit only. A Thinkpad T400 might be adequate. Make sure you get 64-bit Windows 7.
1946215
This has a good deal of memory and reasonable processor speed. It also has a great resolution with an excellent screen.Unless you are a hardcore gamer, it should be fine.
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I use mine for law school. It will get the job done as long as your laptop is only a 13 inch or maybe a slim 15 inch.
1455908
It is "graphics challenged" so as long as you aren't seeking to do anything too taxing it will do just fine. This is an Atom processor with 2GB of RAM...it's a FLAT PANEL NETBOOK...would you consider a Netbook (functionality wise) for your use? If so..then yes this will work.. If not you'll need something else.
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It has some issues. The touchpad stops working sometimes apparently without any reason. Also it gets very slow sometimes, hopefully that's because of windows so it could be fixed with an update. I'd say it's good for a student, my question would be, What kind of student? what software are you using? FYI, it can run autocad and solidworks well...
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It should work fine for you as a student. I've had this laptop for a number of yrs and I've had no problems with it. I use it for Word and Excel. I purchased it as a refurbished unit and it has performed quite well. I use it to work on from home at times. I refuse to purchase another one unless this one completely dies on me. I hope this helps you in your decision to purchase a Lenovo laptop.
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yes. It's a great laptop. Only thing I didn't like was the windows 8 desktop. But, was able to change the desktop to work similar to XP & windows 7 desktops with the start in bottom left corner.
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Well, I used this computer for school as well, online and in class and it worked out perfect for me. I brought it to class with me and used it to take notes and did my online classes as well. I never really downloaded statistics programs on it, but I like how you can split the screen when typing a paper and look at information at the same time.
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If by "real laptop" you mean to ask if it has the capabilities to game or to use MS Office, etc - the answer is NO. It would be a good toy or perhaps a learning machine for a grade schooler.The first one I received would not work at all, returned it and the second one they sent me in exchange worked OK. However when I found it useless for anything except email, I gave it to charity.
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Yes it is a very nice laptop for the price. The only problem is that it has Windows 8 as the OS. If I were you I would wait till Windows 9 comes out and then purchase it.
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No. What you are looking for may be a bit more expensive. The teen would probably be unhappy with the Intel HD graphics, as they only provide limited functionality for that type of use. I would instead go for a computer that is a BYOS (build your own system). This way, costs are kept down and performance is higher.