Whats the best notebook computer for uni,

[Pup]

I need a notebook that would store all the pdfs of my uni text-book. Price range below $800. Thanks

[burbs]

tablet or netbook?

[Pup]

mostly likely a netbook, since it can do more things?? tablets are okay, but its hard to put in pdfs in the ipad

[iamtom]

http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/acer/13-inch-ultrabook-sku-91091/

http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/samsung/15-inch-notebook-sku-90672/

Pick one.

[lala1911]

I don't have a laptop yet, but plan on buying one in the near future for University.
What you should be looking for is:
- Good screen size (13.3", 14" is usually recommended for students since you'll be travelling with it)
- Lightweight and considerately small, remember, you'll be travelling with this so you don't want to be holding around a chunky laptop
- Make sure it has a CD-ROM. A lot of small laptops don't have one.
- Good specs, preferably an i3 processor at minimum, but at $800 you'd be able to find an i7 processor laptop.

To sum it up, pretty much just buy an ultrabook, 13.3" or 14", light and decent specs.

[Bad Student]

- Make sure it has a CD-ROM. A lot of small laptops don't have one.

Disc drives aren't really necessary anymore. I can't even remember the last time I used mine. If you need one, you should buy an portable disc drive.

[Russ]

I was reasonably impressed with the windows surface when I got to have a look at it today, consider that. IPad with keyboard also works but I'm less impressed with that as a pseudo laptop, since it was never trying to be one

[iamtom]

I don't have a laptop yet, but plan on buying one in the near future for University.
What you should be looking for is:
- Good screen size (13.3", 14" is usually recommended for students since you'll be travelling with it)
- Lightweight and considerately small, remember, you'll be travelling with this so you don't want to be holding around a chunky laptop
- Make sure it has a CD-ROM. A lot of small laptops don't have one.
- Good specs, preferably an i3 processor at minimum, but at $800 you'd be able to find an i7 processor laptop.

To sum it up, pretty much just buy an ultrabook, 13.3" or 14", light and decent specs.

You don't need a CD-ROM drive at all. Or a DVD-ROM drive.

[pi]

You don't need a CD-ROM drive at all. Or a DVD-ROM drive.

Agreed, my laptop doesn't have an optical drive and I've only ever needed to have one once (I bought a portable CD/DVD one for like $40 or something).

[lala1911]

You don't need a CD-ROM drive at all. Or a DVD-ROM drive.

I guess it's just my preference. I've found CD-ROM's handy to install games, listen to music and I can imagine perhaps OP might get some CD's in the future to help with his Uni studies, but I guess you could just pickup an external CD-ROM if you really do need to use one.