First Laptop what should i buy?
I'm looking for my first laptop and have been looking at toshibas but don't really know what i'm looking for in technical terms... I'm an artist and need a lot of memory to store digital portfolios and pictures on. I also surf the web, go on facebook, deviantart, and play some games ( on addicting games.com) soon i will be in college so i need lots of space for word documents too. And my budget is $500 (it's was a gift) but i would be willing to add $100 dollars more of my own money... Any thoughts on what i should buy? or key words of what i need to look for?
As a student that would want to go from class to class to home, I'd recommend something portable enough to carry without breaking your back, yet powerful (and spacious) enough to do image editing, word processing/browsing, with enough storage to hold it all. If your budget it just under $500 ($600 if you add another 100 of your own), i'd choose one of these three:
Gateway
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Gateway+-+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Pentium%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+14%22+Display+/+3GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/1616075.p?id=1218273045570&skuId=1616075
HP
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Pavilion+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Pentium%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+14.5%22+Display+/+3GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Midnight+Blue/1380111.p?id=1218254492919&skuId=1380111
Toshiba
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Pentium%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+14%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+500GB+Hard+Drive+-+Helios+Gray/1830125.p?id=1218296144362&skuId=1830125
Each of them gives you a relatively portable 14" screen with enough memory and storage to do what you need to do day-to-day. Make no mistake, these aren't powerful enough to be true "desktop replacements", but they're more than enough for 90+% of the population at this budget.
Hope this helps!