The new school year rolls around once more, and we're sure people will be looking for laptops. Here are our choices for the new year, attempting to cover the gamut of what the student might need.
Laptops for school need not be high end — as long as they're reasonably light so they can fit in a backpack, pack in at least 4GB of RAM and have wireless networking capability, they should be perfectly fine for school use. As a result, ultrabooks are actually quite a good choice.
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Apple MacBook Air 13 (2011)
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Apple's upgraded MacBook Air is a seriously fast performer — even if you only use it as a Windows machine. The switch to Sandy Bridge puts Apple's travel laptop on the top of the portable pile. Full Review »
The Good
- Fast performance, Quick boot, Excellent battery life, Thunderbolt capable, Backlit keyboard
The Bad
- Design hasn't evolved much, Still low in the storage stakes, Parts of the base get warm, Lacks ports common in other laptops, Thunderbolt isn't much use — yet
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