radford university’s new student computer recommendations

Radford University’sNew Student Computer Recommendations

Business MajorsValue convenience over power

Usually low in technical expertise

Need an easy to use OS with wide compatibility

Portability is a big advantage

Business Recommendation:Laptop: Ideapad Yoga 13 by Lenovo

Processing: Intel i3 @ 1.80GHz OS: Windows 8 RAM: 4GB DDR3 Storage: 128GB SSD Screen Size: 13.3in Extra features: touch screen, tablet or notebook

mode Price: $1,049

Business Recommendation:Desktop (laptop recommended):

Inspiron One 23 Touch by Dell Processing: Intel i3 @ 3.4GHz OS: Windows 8 RAM: 8GB DDR3 Storage: 1TB HDD Screen Size: 17in Extra features: touch screen, tablet or notebook

mode Price: $799

Undecided Majors:Emphasis on low cost (in case they must buy a

new one for major specific reasons)

Must have decent functionality, and must last at least 2-3 years

Undecided RecommendationLaptop: Acer Aspire One

Processing: AMD c-series OS: Windows 7 RAM: 4GB DDR3 Storage: 320GB HDD Screen Size: 15in Extra features: none Price: $299

Undecided RecommendationDesktop: Acer AXC600-UR13

Processing: G2020 processor @ 2.9GHz OS: Windows 8 RAM: 4GB DDR3 Storage: 500GB HDD Screen Size: 12in Extra features: none Price: $399

Design Majors:Must have be user friendly, and compatible

with resource-intensive design software

Emphasis on high graphics performance

Easy to use OS and minimal setup is preferred

High resolution screen

Design RecommendationLaptop: Dell XPS 15

Processing: Intel i7 OS: Windows 8 RAM: 16GB DDR3 Storage: 1TB HDD Screen Size: 17in Extra features: none Price: $1999

Design RecommendationDesktop: Dell XPS

Processing: Intel i7 OS: Windows 8 RAM: 16GB DDR3 Storage: 2TB HDD Screen Size: None Extra features: none Price: $1,799

CS & IS Majors:Need to balance performance and reliability

Must have mid to high range functionality, and must have specs that will remain respectable after 4 years

Does not need an easy to use OS, emphasis on security and what is used in industry

CS RecommendationLaptop: MacBook Pro

Processing: Intel Core i5 @ 2.5GHz OS: Mountain Lion RAM: 4GB DDR3 Storage: 500GB HDD Screen Size: 13in Extra features: Long batter life (7 hours) Price: $1099

CS RecommendationDesktop: Toshiba All-in-One LX835-D3340

Processing: Intel Core i7 OS: Ubuntu RAM: 6GB DDR3 Storage: 1TB HDD Screen Size: 23in Extra features: None Price: $999

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