Originally Posted by
jimbouk
If you are going to be taking it to lectures every day then I can recommend a 12" laptop. Any bigger then it's going to be a pain to carry. 13" might be ok, but have a look at the weight of the thing. I got a 12" widescreen Samsung Q30 about 2 years ago, weighed 1.1kg and travelled in my normal rucksack to uni with me every day. A days worth of battery life is a must as well, it isn't always possible to sit next to the plug socket and trail a wire...
Or how about a Mac? With the higher education discount the basic one is £601.60 and the mid spec is £713.23...