Important factors for buying a laptop for this course

• Many factors need to be taken into account for this kind of purchase.


• I have to look into every module I’m doing and see if one module needs something extra that the others don’t. Such as Multimedia as we use illustrator and Photoshop in classes so what would I need on a normal computer to keep the resolution the same quality?



Here are some things that I think are very important in a laptop for this course and why;

Good memory space at least an 80GB hard drive and preferably at least 2GB of RAM, but a minimum of 1GB of RAM. I will need this because we will have a lot of assignments and presentation to do as well as keeping all the lectures from blackboard on our computers. So memory is one of the most important things when considering buying a laptop for this course.


Good Security such as antivirus ones because we use the internet and are taking things from website and opening all kinds of website we need some good reliable security so as not to lose any of our saved work and so we don’t have to pay a ton to get the virus out of our computer system.



Wireless Internet a setting that lets the laptop use wireless networks is very important as if we need to work away from home or even in college where there is a wireless network available. If you were away for a weekend or something and needed to do a certain assignment you’d need wireless to do the work and keep updated on any changes with the assignment or whatever. I also wouldn’t be able to do online journals for a certain module of mine or be able to get the lectures from the website with it.



The latest Windows Office/Word/Processor/Excel/PowerPoint programs to get the most out of your work as when they update the programs they can make a single presentation or essay look very professional and neat. I need these programs for all my modules and also if I didn’t update my programs I wouldn’t be able to read or access the lectures from sideshow bob because I would have an insignificant programs.


The Latest Photo Editors + Photo Galleries because of Multimedia I need the latest photo editors software to keep up the quality of my Photoshop/Illustrator images and also but slightly edit them if need without having to buy the expensive programs we use in the college itself. I would also need a good photo gallery to keep all my images In easy safe storage that I can find what I’m looking for quickly and being able to separate my personal photos from college ones.