Technology

The Essential School Year Tech Guide

Posted: 10/18/2011

This school year, there are great deals on the latest tech for students.

(NAPSI)—Forget spiral notebooks; today’s college students are shopping for tech. These days, technology purchases are just as important as textbooks. Whether your major is English or Engineering, you’ll benefit from the tips below:

Study and Play

College is all about integrating work and play. The HP Pavilion dv6 with Windows® 7 keeps you connected and allows you to get ahead. The laptop is an entertainment powerhouse that will prevent you from falling asleep when pulling all-nighters. Pump up the jams with built-in Beats Audio™ technology and optimized on-board quad speakers while cranking out an assignment. And when you’re ready to reward yourself? Movies look crisp on the notebook’s vivid 15.6-inch diagonal HD BrightView LED display.

Entertainment

It takes more than a microwave to make an awesome dorm room. Outfit yours with a free Xbox 360 to ensure it’s the coolest one on the hall. Students receive a complimentary Xbox 360 4GB with the purchase of a Windows® 7 PC priced at $699 or higher. Provide your .edu e-mail address when shopping online or flash your student ID in store to take advantage of the deal, which runs until Sept. 3.

Portability

Textbooks are heavy enough, so it’s important to have a lightweight laptop for dashing around campus. Measuring less than 1” in front and weighing 3.3 lb., the ultraportable HP Pavilion dm1 is perfect for class. With a battery life of up to 9.5 hours, you won’t have to worry about searching for an outlet in the lecture hall.

Necessary Tools

Some students go to college swearing they will never take another math class while others pray that their high school thesis was their last paper. However, with prerequisites and changing majors, students have to be ready for any assignment. Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010 comes equipped with Word, Excel and PowerPoint, arming you for success whether your passion is creative writing or economics.

In addition to the larger tools, smaller gadgets such as USB drives and Wi-Fi mice are essential for the mobility that college life requires. These devices help create a temporary work space so you can compute from the library, the student center or the quad. For more school tech ideas and great savings, check out www.hpdirect.com/go/classofnow.

About The Carmichael Times | Copyright Notice
Carmichael Times| Paul V. Scholl, Publisher
P.O. Box 14 | Carmichael, CA 95609-0014 | Telephone: 916-773-1111 | Fax Line 916-773-2999
Email: publisher@CarmichaelTimes.com | Site Designed and Hosted by TheSiteBarn.com
ISSN#: 1948-1918