Is this good for a college student for typing in class and writing papers?
879912
I'm a pastor at our church and 95 percent of my messages each week are done on this laptop. Two words:love it. Hope this helps!
879913
Very bad-quality product, especially given its price. My Zenbook had hardware failure in 2 days after purchase and the customer support is just a joke. It was the worst laptop I had ever brought in 10 years. I seriously doubt this book can last longer than 2-month. Look for something else instead.
879914
Yes, it would be perfect for this. It's lightweight as well so bringing it with you to class also wouldn't be difficult.
1802411
Katie, if you have deft fingers this could be a fine computer for you. The keyboard is great for typing - but the touch-pad is oddly positioned and somehow combines excessive sensitivity (when you don't want something to happen) with sluggishness (when you do). I think of my G6 as good for fairly light jobs - though if I used it more, I'd probably get more confident about bigger projects. Programs run smoothly and quickly, anyhow.
2203008
Geeze - It was $84. It had Word and Excel on it but it was 10 years old. I'd only use it for a backup or dedicate it for e-mail. The keyboard is not for typing long papers.
597488
Yes! This is a great product for a reasonable price. I used mine for a grad school course and had no troubles with it. I am considering purchasing some for my school to use in the computer lab with notation software. It is very user friendly. Enjoy!
1315611
It's what I've been using for taking notes on my ipad for about 3 years now. Granted i dont write as much as i type though. I'm simply not fast enough when it comes to writing notes in lecture. Use it mostly for highlighting on lecture slides, drawing diagrams/graphs etc.
1655396
I think that it is appropriate for a college student. We bought it for an 11 year old grandson. His father used it more than he did!
538390
Works nicely with google docs for a word type program. If you need a keyboard try a stand alone bluetooth keyboard they work well for more like computer grade typing
2209968
With two in college, I would say that these units would definitly do the job, as tablets ...especially with the USB port for an add-on keyboard. In the classroom the tablet works best, but I got laptops for my son and daughter because they also needed compose papers, and such outside the classroom with a keyboard and mouse. If you go with a tablet I would not go any smaller than a 10 inch.
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The Surface has a full version of Office so you can create word documents. The struggle may come with the keyboard. I have the type cover and it's ok but the Surface's best use is for Skype, surfing, and reading. It has a USB connection so you can connect a keyboard. If you are looking for a device to publish documents you may be better off with an inexpensive laptop. I consider the Surface a toy.
1569560
I bought mine because my computer's wi-fi stopped working, and I also do a lot of writing. Mine worked with no problems. Writing, in particular, is not as heavy as say, heavily graphics-heavy gaming. So for that, you should be just fine. As well as for most gaming, mind you, except perhaps the most intense.
698007
Probably, but not well suited for that. Great for typing and sliding usage though.
2156290
no it is not,its good for paper and pencils. A keyboard would fit but unhandy.
1220755
I use it all of the time and find it quite comfortable. I'm taking multiple classes and use it as my only writing implement in every one- note-taking as well as homework.Good luck!Sam
777897
It has some issues. The touchpad stops working sometimes apparently without any reason. Also it gets very slow sometimes, hopefully that's because of windows so it could be fixed with an update. I'd say it's good for a student, my question would be, What kind of student? what software are you using? FYI, it can run autocad and solidworks well...
503991
This laptop comes with a trial version of microsoft works great for the papers I'm writing for college
2033461
I have had this laptop for a couple of years now and it has worked fine for me, i use this laptop to do my college homework on it. I have never done anything on it with editing videos but i believe there are programs you can download to edit videos on this laptop if you would be interested in looking that up to be totally sure, if you would want to go another way some other great laptop brands that are really good are HP, Acer, Asus, and Lenovo
1493908
This is good for a college student, you will have to purchase Microsoft Office for it. No issues to report so far, still works just fine.