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Originally Posted by LightElf7
How good quality should the laptop in your opinions be to suit your studies at college?
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Not very. Most people, in most situations, grossly overestimate their computing needs and grossly underestimate the power of their computer.
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Originally Posted by LightElf7
Like how large a screen would you need and would you need a good graphic card since you might be looking at lots of medical photos during your studies?
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Size of screen is essentially whatever you are comfortable with - depending on the resolution, anything from the current crop of 8.9 inch mini laptops up to the 17"+ monsters.
As for the notion that a graphics card is necessary for viewing photos - unless you are going to be working as a photographer handling massive professional print quality images [and you won't be] there's not a photo on the planet that requires a graphics card beyond the most basic available in a laptop. I have a six year old pile of dirt that has never faltered. If you want to use the laptop for gaming, and have the extra budget, a powerful graphics card is no harm - but is by no means necessary.
In terms of budget, useful laptop can now be easily had for under £300/€500. If you go for the typical 15.4" size, you can walk into any computer chain and walk out again with something *more* than adequate. If you prefer a smaller laptop at the 8.9-10" size, the next generation are all being launched over the next month or so [the new Eee 901s, MSI Winds and Aspire Ones of the world].
No way do you need to concern yourself with "the very best graphics cards" - which run to hundreds of pounds just for desktop versions - because they are simply overkill.