Which laptops are most suitable for college students? If you have a child who is about to enter college, or if you're a college student yourself, you might be in the market for a laptop.

There is a huge variety of laptops available in the market. It definitely confuses anyone trying to settle on a good, functional laptop for college classes.

In this article, I will try to help you understand which are the best value laptops for college students.

1. Overview

Before we look at the laptops most suitable for college students, we should understand what makes a good student laptop. Typically, a student would want a laptop that's lightweight and comfortable enough to lug to and from their various classes. In addition, the laptop has to have great battery life and performance. And price is sometimes a concern, so the above features need to be packed into an affordable package.


A college student's laptop needs to be powerful and light
 

After considering the types of laptops suitable for college students, I've decided to split them into three categories: budget, thin and light and ultraportable. So let's take a look at them now ...
 

2. Budget Laptops

For a college student who is short on cash, a budget laptop is a good buy. Some of the best budget laptops include those from Dell, Toshiba and HP. I personally find the Toshiba Satellite A215-S4747 to be a great budget laptop. You get an AMD based dual core CPU, which perfroms very well with most applications. You also get a huge 200GB hard drive and a large number of peripheral ports.
 

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