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Best Laptop to Buy for a college student?

I am planning on buying a new laptop..What can you guys recommend that I buy? Laptops with -built in camera -lots of memory -lightweight (I'm tiny so I want to carry something small and handy) -fast -not too expensive Also, if I go to Best Buy or some store, what should I watch out and ask when it comes to laptops? Please help. I am clueless about buying laptops.

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1. Get a MacBook. Go to your local Apple store to test the Macs out and see how you like them. They may not be the cheapest laptops around but they are amazing. MacBooks include everything you mentioned on your list and a lot more. MacBooks are perfect for college and will make your college experience, much more relaxed. Good luck.
2. Hi, I like ACER 17" though you might ask the clerk at Best Buy for an accessory camera; and when they go on sale again.
3. ASUS 900HA. Netbook, 160Gb, 1Gb (to 2Gb) RAM. Very small and a bit over 2lbs. Runs XP and Linux. $349 @ New Egg.
4. Buying a laptop is a complicated decision which will affect you every day for the next few years. In addition to price and specs, you want to consider things such as ease-of-use, speed, reliability, stylish-design and tech-support. Different people would have different opinions. Therefore, I would recommend you to check ProCompare.com. They have a recommendation engine that ranks laptops (and other tech products) based on ratings and reviews from a community of trusted IT professionals. They also have a cool personalization slider that lets you personalize the results based on the criteria that are most important to YOU. Here is a direct link: http://procompare.com/Find_Products/Note... You may also want to check cnet: http://reviews.cnet.com/ Hope you'll find it useful.
5. If you are looking for something cheap and easy to use, check out the new line of ultra mini laptops, they are from MSI, Asus and Dell all have entries in this market now and they are turning out to be very popular.
6. you can see best laptops with all accessories at reasonable prices. go for Dell or Compaq laptops, they are best with all accessories available in the market.