If you do decide to buy a smaller, less expensive laptop,
it’s probably worth investing in a standalone keyboard
you can keep at home or in the dorm for when you need
to do a lot of typing. A desktop monitor you attach via
HDMI could be a nice complement, too.
HOW MUCH POWER DO YOU NEED?
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budgets and usage cases. You can choose one that
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or you can select one that plays to both strengths. Intel’s
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If you want all-day battery life and spend most of your
time in a web browser, consider a Chromebook. They
typically run on low-powered processors (mostly Intel
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the kinds of workaday online tasks at which
Chromebooks excel. But if performance ranks high on
your list, a Windows 10 or macOS machine with an Intel
Core i5 or Core i7 CPU will give you the most oomph.
If you want all-
day battery life
and spend
most of your
time in a web
browser,
consider going
with a
Chromebook.