College student laptop survival guide (for on-campus living)
Now that you've picked your best college laptop ... see what accessories you m u s t bring to campus with you to actually use your laptop to its fullest potential.
MUST HAVE LAPTOP ACCESSORIES FOR COLLEGE - The absolute minimum laptop survival guide for on-campus living
What else every student needs besides the laptop itself ...
1. Means to connect to wired campus network or to Internet:
- RJ45 cable (known as 10/100 Ethernet cable). Uses the RJ45 port on your laptop. Belkin RJ45M/RJ45M 10/100BT Cat5e Snagless Patch Cable 14 FT would be quite enough.
$9.93
2. Means to exchange files between laptops:
- USB flash drive. Today, you can buy a very large size (2GB) flash drive for cheap. One example is this SanDisk 2GB Cruzer Titanium USB drive.
$24.64
3. Means to protect your laptop from power surge and to plug-in peripherals:
- multi-outlet Power Strip & Surge Protector. This Philips GP610F 6-Outlet Household Surge Protector with 10-Foot Cord will do just fine.
$12.99
4. Means to print/copy/scan:
- All-In-One printer that is also a copy machine and a scanner will be your best friend when doing your English essays or any other projects on college campus. This USB connected Dell All-In-One 926 Printer would do just fine.
$49.99
5. Means to protect your laptop hard drive from viruses:
- any brand anti-virus software will do. Today, the 30- to 90-days free trial option for anti-virus software is included with most laptop models. You can extend it later for a price averaging to $59.99
$59.99
Your total laptop accessories budget:
$9.93 + $24.64 + $12.99 + $49.99 + $59.99 = $157.54
All in: College Laptops | 07.19.07 10:33 PM | Permalink
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