Hi guys! As you know I am a freshman in college and had to buy a new laptop for school last summer. I bought a Dell Inspiron, and want to share my review on it. In addition to a review I will compare the Dell to the Mac Book Air which I used in high school. By the end of this review, you should know what I think is the best laptop for college students!
Dell Inspiron Pros:
- Touch screen
- Folds into a tablet
- Works very well with Microsoft Office
- Cheaper
- Tons of outlets inluding HDMI, micro SD card reader, USB and thunderbolt
- Good trackpad
- Ability to edit PDF in browser window
Dell Inspiron Cons:
- Speakers are on the bottom of the laptop and make it hard to hear
- Battery dies very quickly
- System does not automatically update and you need to constantly check and maintain the system.
- Random crashing
- Not super sturdy material (One of the hinges got bent slightly out of place, granted I did accidentally push it off of my bed)
As you can see, the cons are quite irritating. I am fine with the fact that it got a little bit busted up because that is my fault, but the consistant crashing (even with IT help) and low battery were significant issues. As a student, my laptop needs to last all day long with no charger. I even had all of my files accidentally deleted right before exams and had to pay for a program to get them back.
**It should be noted that my family owns Apple products and my high school taught us how to use that software so I had very little experience with Dell. Obviously Dell will be more appealing to you if you have a phone that is compatable and you have previous knowledge about the software.**
https://www.apple.com/macbook-air/
Apple MacBook Air Pros:
- Automatic updates
- Compatiable with my phone
- Good battery
- Good speakers
- Does not damage easily
- There are more applications on the app store than Dell’s application store.
Apple MacBook Air Cons:
- Terrible webcam
- Super sensitive trackpad- many times when I am typing, my wrist will rest on the trackpad and it will move the curser and type elsewhere. It has lead to lots of errors that I don’t notice and really slowed me down.
- Expensive
- No touch screen
- Does not convert to tablet
So overall I would say that the MacBook Air is the best laptop college students. However, I am glad I tried the Dell because I had felt like Apple was constantly taking my money for products that didn’t have all of the cool features like touch screens. Now I realize that while Apple doesn’t have the novelty features, it is a better and more durable computer.
Sincerely,
Meghan Ann
Ps. You will have to buy Microsoft Office for both because neither come with good document editors.
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