Oft seen question for COMPers...

[Toejam]

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I know it's been asked before, but can anyone explain the laptop requirement for COMP? How much is it? What are the restrictions, etc??

Thanks

 

[NX811]

COMP should have sent you a SPECs list about the laptop. But basically, you can get any laptop with 700 MHz, PIII and up. It should run fine. Mine's a Fujitsu Lifebook A series. I personally went w/ AMD as opposed to Pentium because it's very stable and much cheaper than the P4. it costs me around $1200 if I remember correctly. Fujitsu is new on the laptop market, so they give you a lot more options. Customer service is also excellent. My laptop hadn't crash on me yet (except for when I installed AOL- arghhh!!!- took it off now and it's fine- AOL always crashes my PCs too.) Some of my classmates have Dells and those freeze on them sometimes. But anyway, if you shop around, I'm sure you'll find a nice and affordable laptop. Just make sure it comes with an ethernet card, relatively light and you're set. The other stuff should come standard.
Good luck to you!

 

[melancholy]

Personally, my theory is that Dell's just seem to freeze because they come preinstalled with a lot of junk you don't need. If you can take most of it off, they'll work much smoother. I get tempted by Dell computers mainly because they can give you quite a bit of bang for your buck. I haven't extensively used any of their laptops though so I can't really say much more.

Dang, I answered this thread in the pre-osteopathic forum if you want to check my answer.. heh.

http://www.studentdoctor.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=58960