“Although your student will insist that nothing less than a top-of-the-line computer will do, basically any new computer will be adequate as long as it meets the minimum specifications above. The more money you spend, in general, the more entertaining the computer becomes in terms of sound, video, and gaming. But the less money you spend, in general, the shorter the useful life span of the computer,” Peter Lewis writes for Fortune’s “Dorm-Room Computers 101″ article.
“Windows vs. Mac? These days I’d definitely vote for the Mac OS, which is less susceptible to crashes and viruses. Windows is more popular, but seems perpetually to be on orange alert. You don’t want to hear, ‘A virus ate my term paper,’” Lewis writes.
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