im looking for a laptop that i can use for school and also editing videos. would this be a good option. if not could you please leave some suggestions
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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
2033462
Avoid this laptop like the plague. It's flimsly built and doesn't have much by way of processing power.
2033463
I am not great with computers, but I will tell you that the CPU seems bogged down most of the time. I think editing videos with this laptop may be a slower process due to some of the lag. I think the laptop is a good idea for school, since that is what I use it for. I hope this helps a bit.
89281
Hi! If you want your 8th grader to have this I don't think it's a bad choice at all. It's a pretty decent laptop computer and just about anybody at that age would be very lucky to have one. Have a nice day, Emily! :)
154966
Thanks for the tip. It's partly a psychological pricing thing for me... if the Eee get's much over $400, I start wondering if I should be buying a regular laptop.I realize that it's somewhat an "apple and oranges" thing but still...I will definitely be running Linux and just the bundled software. I want it for school and maybe a little entertainment -- Music and my collection of DivX videos (if those can play. DO you know?)
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I'm a med student myself, actually already an MD here in my country, but plan in taking my step 1 this june... anyways, I have to recomend ASUS, the laptop has 5 stars build quality as well as performance! I actually bought the ASUS UL80vt, and fits perfectly to my lifestyle, and just so you know, that 12 hr battery thing is for real!!! you should get the ul80vt instead, its quite faster and better at multitasking than the ul30A-x5 since it has turboboos technology, also the screen is 14.1 and comes with DVD drive, which you may not use as much, but I prefer to have it than not.... BTW, go with the Silver model, it looks nicer!!! happy shopping!, let me know what you went for!
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it is a great machine for gaming and video editing and animation such as game design or auto cad. it would no doubt last for many years as long as it is taken care of. Viruses are more prominent on windows 7 so a good anti virus is needed but only other problem i good foresee for college is it is large and very heavy. not meant to really be taken around a large amount and after a little bit of time in your bag slung on your back/shoulder you would notice it very much so.
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NO. I would not recommend this for a high school student. Here is why - 2GB of RAM and an Intel Atom processor (the same type found in low-powered netbooks). Windows 7 (and 8) really need at least 4GB of RAM tor run well. Also, this is one of the lowest power processors available. You would be much better off with Intel Pentium G series, Intel Core i3 or an AMD A4 or better processor. The problem with only 2GB of ram is that Windows takes up most of that which leaves little over for running applications. I would imagine that most typical students will be running a browser with several tabs open at a time, a word processor or powerpoint program, Itunes playing music and/or netfilx, hulu or something like that as well - and 2GB of RAM just isn't enough. This particular computer is great for kiosk type tasks where you need to just run one program and need a touch screen. For the about $450 price you would pay for this you can find a laptop with a much better processor and at least 4GB of RAM. That or get a $350 desktop tower and pick up a nice 20" monitor for another $100.
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:) As long as you are not doing major gaming or video editing you will be fine. I am curious about the inability to add ram on the U120's though. That seems like a stupid move considering the U100's were great for their flexibility, eg. Various upgrade options including ram, ability to run windows 7, OSx86, and various others. Is this confirmed or just rumor? I was about to buy one but that is a bit of a deal breaker for me.
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I would recommend it to you. The wide screen makes it ideal for movies, but the audio quality is not so great. I wouldn't say it's bad though, just the internal speakers are sub-par. Get a set of external speakers, and you'll be good to go. As far as school projects go, it's been able to handle all the projects I've used it for :)
1101389
Very much so! It is ranked by 3DMark as comparable to lower end ASUS Gamer's Republic family of laptops. YouTube can be touch and go because the serious problems in Windows 8, but no model laptop form any manufacturer can escape. But the dynamic use of two different graphics solutions gives the best for college applications and great gaming. Even includes an nVidia PhysX processor!
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I watch YouTube movies and videos and it does great. I just don't like Windows 8 with this computer but everything else is wonderful. The quality of the video's is great depending on your internet speed of course. I have high-speed cable internet. I would recommend this lap-top for movies however, you will probably need to watch the battery life. I get about 5 hours of battery life.
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I think you'd like this laptop. Ease of use is more an operating system issue than the computer itself. This laptop comes with Windows 7 AND Windows 8 so you have a choice. A lot of people prefer the older Windows 7 environment and that's what's loaded. If you decide to move to Windows 8, the disks are provided for that. The computer itself is well laid out and the touch-pad works well as do the other features like the WiFi. As with any computer, there will be a learning curve, so don't expect to jump in without a little training or help. This laptop would be excellent for school and internet use. Nothing to maintain except the battery (needs a charge ever so often), and the keyboard is shielded so it's less prone to dust & gunk than some models.
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Yes it is a very nice laptop for the price. The only problem is that it has Windows 8 as the OS. If I were you I would wait till Windows 9 comes out and then purchase it.
1976503
YES! The quad processor is fast and intel Hd 4000 works well on some of the other laptops I have.Maybe a little more ram would help, but yes it would work good for game capturing and editing as is!
897628
Is a pretty good computer. As long as you are not having to do any video editing or gaming it is a good model.
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I think the lap top will have all that a college student would ever need. My only gripe was Windows 8.I gave it to a college kid, he is happy with it. Its worth the money.
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Yes, absolutely. Awesome computer.Also please read the reviews, it's a great laptop.
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I have this model and I say you should get this one. The only real big difference that I can see between this model and the new one is the new one has a longer-lasting battery. The screen on the new ones is a little different too, but that doesn't matter for what you are going to use it for. This model is fast. Runs Adobe CS3 without any problems. I use it to run Photoshop and Illustrator (at the same time) while on the Internet and playing music, I think it can easily handle what you intend to use it for. It does get a bit hot when you are pushing the processing (mainly when am running all of the above mentioned programs), so you may want to look into a USB laptop cooler with fans. You can also go to instructables[dot]com to see how you can build your own USB laptop cooler. Either way, this thing gets hot when you are asking a lot from the processor. I also recommend the Built NY Portfolio laptop case for this. Fits perfectly. Click on my name and view my profile, then view my Listmania list to see what I am talking about. Other than that, a good Bluetooth mouse will suit you fine.