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Originally Posted by Icey My parents have decided to buy me a laptop to assist my studies and I haven't the faintest idea of what I should be looking to have included as part of a package. |
What will you use it for and where will you use it?
As Robin says, you can get some software cheap if you're a student, though it's sometimes not much of a difference against the better bundled deals.
Be wary of bundles that throw in lots of things you don't need. Bigger bundles usually means this is the stuff they couldn't shift on its own.
Make sure to get a good make – a big name is really worth the difference.
If I were looking for a Windows Laptop, I'd probably start with Toshiba, Dell, HP and Sony.
Perhaps you could also consider an Apple laptop... The iBooks are rather nice and come with software that'll do pretty much everything you need. If you do particularly need full MS Office compatibility, there's Office for Mac 2004, which has a similar low-price student edition.
HTH
