Welcome to the first annual TechGuySmartBuy Back 2 School Guide! We’re here to help offer any assistance for anyone looking to pick up any laptops/netbooks for those heading back to school in September. We will have Back 2 School guide for Desktops coming this week as well in case you are not in the market for laptops. We have compiled a product guide to make your choice for mobile computing a lot easier with great specs, pricing to fit your needs, and enough battery life to last. Check it out below.
Netbooks
ASUS Eee PC 1015PX-PU17-BK Netbook
Ideal for mobile computing, this ASUS offer great specs for anyone looking to just surf the web, knock out papers, and video chatting. This Eee PC offers a 10.1inch display, 1.66GHz dual-core Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, 250GB HD, Card reader, webcam, and an 11-hour battery life.
You can pick one up at Amazon for $299.99.
Samsung Chromebook 5
For those heavy into Google products can pick up this Chromebook by Samsung. This allows you to access the everything Google via the cloud while still offering a 12.1inch display, 1.66GHz dual-core Atom processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB SSD, card reader, webcam, and an 8-hour battery life.
These are offered for $429.99 at Amazon or Best Buy.
Apple MacBook Air (2011 Edition)
Apple recently announced their second version of their thinnest notebook offering better specs and a lower price point. The creme de la creme of drive-less computers. It is armed with an 11.6inch LED display, 1.6GHz Intel Core i3 dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 64GB SSD, webcam, and a 5-hour battery life.
The 11.6inch model starts at $899.99 on Amazon.
Laptops
Toshiba Satellite 15.6inch C655-S5212
This Toshiba laptop is a great buy as it offers a good all-around package to satisfy your everyday needs. Although it is without high-end specs like HDMI-Out & premium audio speakers it still offers a 15.6inch display, Intel Core i3 2.1GHz dual-core processor, 3GB of RAM, 320GB HD, DVD/CD drive, webcam, and 6 hour battery life.
Best Buy has it for $379.99.
Dell Inspiron 15.6inch I15RN5110-5816DBK
Stepping up to a higher level of laptop, Dell’s latest Inspiron line offers the most bang for your buck on a Windows 7 laptop. This has a 15.6inch LED display, 2.3GHz Intel Core i5 dual-core processor, 6GB of RAM, 640GB HD, DVD/CD Burner, webcam, & a 7-hour battery life.
The Inspiron is only $599.99 at Dell.
Apple MacBook Pro 13.3inch
Always in top of the class is Apple. The MacBook Pro is a dream for creative beings into art/design, music, and video-editing. Offering a 13.3inch LED display, 2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM, 320GB HD, DVD/CD Burner, webcam, and a 7-hour battery life.
MacMall has this for $1,135.95
