RECOMMENDED STUDENT LAPTOPS:
Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach.
Marc Prensky
For students a laptop can be as important as pen and paper. As laptops are this important for students there are a few things to think about before you purchase such as size, battery life, durability, specs and a few others.
Battery life, build quality, weight and 2 in 1 capabilities are some of the general requirements of a student laptop. The laptops on this list were chosen based on the above mention qualities with specs being the secondary need (the specs are still competitive for the price). Laptops above 15.6” were left off the student laptop list as above 15.6” would lose some of its portability.
Intel Dual-Core Processor 1.60GHz
4GB RAM
64GB eMMC SSD
0.88″ Thin, 2.8lbs Weight,
Battery: 14 hours
This thin and light weight laptop is ideal for those who want a ‘burner laptop’. It features a simple design with nothing too fancy. The RAM can be upgraded to give you a little boost in speed in the future.
- 8th Generation Intel Core i5-8250U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
- NVIDIA GeForce MX150 with 2 GB of dedicated GDDR5 VRAM
- 14″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen IPS display
- 8GB LPDDR3 Memory & 256GB SSD
- Up to 10-hours of battery life.
Its ultra-thin all-metal feature and stylish aluminum chassis and an extra-long battery life to deliver a most-memorable multimedia experience allow it to secure its space in the market.
Display: 15.6” Full HD Touchscreen 2-in-1 1920 x 1080
Processor: Intel Core i5-7200U
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 620 with shared graphics memory
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Storage: 1TB Hard Drive
Battery Life: 8 hrs+
Weight: 4.6 lbs
Having a 2 in 1 feature is good for students as it takes portability and note taking to a different level. This laptop can easily multitask as the specs are sufficient to handle light tasks easily. Low specs gaming is also an option for this system
Display: 13.3″ 1920 x 1080
Processor: Intel Core i5-7200U 2.5 GHz
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 256 GB SSD
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 620
Battery life: 10 hours
Weight: 3.53 lbs.
ASUS ZenBook UX330UA-AH54
Display: 13.3-inch Ultra-Slim Laptop 1920 x 1080
Processor: Intel Core i5-7200u
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Storage: 256GB SSD
Weight: 2.65 lbs
Battery Life: 11 hrs +
The aluminum body and weight makes this laptop ultra portable which makes it ideal for students. This system is not meant for running intensive programs or playing AAA games, it is meant to have a good build quality that can last 4+ years to see you through college
15.6-Inches FHD 2-in-1 Laptop
Intel Core i7-6500U 2.5GHz Processor,
16 GB RAM,
256 GB SDD
On sale when posted, the sale price of tist laptop offers great vale for a 15″ 2 in 1 laptop, with a fast booting SSD, 16 GB RAM and an i7 proceesor
Display: 15.6″ 1920×1080 IPS
Processor: Intel Core i7-7500U
RAM: 8GB DDR4
Storage: 1TB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
Battery Life: 5 hrs
Weight: 4.8 lbs
The dedicated graphics card in this system can give a gaming performance similar to the Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575G-57D4 but with a IPS display so your viewing angles will be better. This system also does not have a SSD but a 1 TB HDD
13.3-Inch Laptop
7th Gen Intel Core i5
8GB RAM
128 GB SSD
Weight 2.7 lbs
With this laptop you get what you pay for, a solid build quality in a well designed light weight package
“We live in a screen age, and to say to a kid, ‘I’d love for you to look at a book but I hate it when you look at the screen’ is just bizarre. It reflects our own prejudices and comfort zone. It’s nothing but fear of change, of being left out.”
Marc Prensky
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