How is its speed when running Word, Excel, Powerpoint and when accessing web on wi-fi? Would it meet academic needs of 6th grader in US?
846993
Laptop speed is enough for any Office applications with Wi-Fi. Sure, it meets academic needs of 6th grader in US.
846994
It works very well with MS products. If one tries to run very large Excel spreadsheets using Open Office 4.1.1 it will not load them, but this might be the case with any computer - no experience beyond the E3-111-C5GL trying to do this. Internet access is fine.
2261832
I don't do any programming. But I do use lots of Microsoft Office and it works great for that. I do a LOT of internet browsing and research for school and have not had any problems and have had it just about a year. Overall I would recommend; although sometimes the trackpad (the mouse) has some glitches. But usually they are fixed by restarting the computer.
837276
I have only used office mac for university, so cannot really say if there is much difference as compared to home/ school mac.But its a good deal. Also you might want to check some Excel functions that i found were missing and i had to download them using Excel Stat plus which is free to download.
2200972
It would be perfect for middle schoolers! Inexpensive and does waaaaay more than an iPad does.
1013455
I think it works great. My 11 & 12 year old use it for homework and I use it to run a home embroidery machine. I have not noticed any problems at all with speed.
1455907
Although this computer performs very well and has touch screen I would not recommend it for school use. Computers for school use are best if they are mobile. I would recommend the Samsung Slate or the Surface with Windows 8 that should be available around Feb 9. I do not recommend the current Surface with Windows RT. The price is tempting but there are too many limitations regarding software that requires the desktop environment of Windows.
584741
I actually just purchased office. When I purchased the laptop it didn't come with office. The little I've used Word and Excel has been good. It didn't slow the computer down at all.
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.
1427359
I'm not a student but carry it around to coffee shops and work. Is not as light as the Air but light enough. It's a little slow though. Get the i5 version if you can...that's what I got and even then it's slower than I expected for a new laptop. Windows 8 takes getting used to. I've had it couple months and still not used to it.
589343
I have found the computer works with the wifi that I have and I am very happy with the performance. I use it for my work. It is fast and user friendly which is great because I am not very computer savvy myself.
1455913
It's o.k. for High School, but it's not as mobile as a lap top or tablet. Also does not have a battery so it has to be plugged in all the time. O.K. if it's going to sit on your desk at home. I'd check out laptops or tablets.
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Let's just say it has an amazing battery life. We use it all day everyday (the service advisors do), and performance-wise it's just like a normal PC. Unfortunately you cannot add more RAM than it already comes with; however, it's very fast and stable. If you watch movies and things that are resource intense I'd say the battery would go down quicker, but for MS office and normal web browsing it should last you a long time. Although, I'd suggest an iPad to you because you're just taking notes, but if you'd like to have the exact PC experience, then this is it.
1546460
It really depends on what you are using it for. Email, light web surfing, document work close to ten. Heavy graphics, heavy web closer to 6, maybe 7
2020596
wifi is fine. no issues with connectivity. I'm not a fan of win8 but I can use it fine on this laptop with no touchscreen.
1708270
I bought an apple ibook G4 for one of my children to use for homeschool. Even though it is used he has no problems whatsoever....sometimes it will run slow but I believe that has more to do with our internet speed than the actual computer....I actually like the preformance so much I will be looking to purchase 2 more for my other children...if you are familiar with Mac products then this would be a good purchase. Hope this was helpful
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Trial version of Microsoft Office (inclusive of Microsoft Word) is loaded on. Internet performance is a bit slower than my desktop, but it is not all that bad. Has WiFi connectivity as well as you can plug a cable straight in. I use both but because of the internet performance I tend to use the hard wire when doing video calls
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It is a solid computer and can handle school work well. This PC is not a recent HP model and will not do well with games that require faster graphics. One drawback to this machine is that it uses DDR2 memory which is usually more expensive than the newer DDR3 standard. Maximum memory for this machine is 8 GB.