Student advice to buy a computer if you are thinking in buying a computer and looking for advice in how to choose a good computer for you, you are in the indicated place. 1) The first step is to identify your neccesities, since there are a lot of options in the market you don't want to be ripped-off or not get what you expect. think about future situations that you could face as a student, for exmaple are you someone who is going to be in a very dynamic and changing context ? Are you planning on studying abroad ? in these cases you may consider to get a laptop, do you need extra battery life? Are you just aiming to investigate, write, do basic tasks but still have a good and felxible performance ? Basically, the advantage of a laptop is portability and for a PC the performance and endurance, almost always today's laptops are enough for the majority of engineering, health, bussineses, and so on students since technology has evolved and there are a variety of prices and options, but if you can and want a powerful, ergonomic, wider screen, long-lasting computer a PC would be the best option. 2) CPU's Cores, if you have a four core CPU is like having 4 computers in one, the more the cores the faster and expensive the computer becomes. For today's needs I'll recommend you 4GB of RAM, and you won't have problems. 3) compare models and prices,you might don't need 1000GB (1TB) space in hard disk if you are not a gamer, programmer or designer, if you read a lot it may be a good option to choose a wider or touchpad screen, read feedback, but as a rule, try to find what you need and don't get trapped by marketing if you don't want.