You don't want a laptop, you want a desktop. If you get a laptop you'll end up taking it to class to "take notes" on, and be distracted by going to facebook and whatnot. You will, there is no question. While working in the library with a few friends, studying for the final which is tomorrow, you'll be on the laptop on some random site and not contributing. I worked at a university once, and some of the professors started banning laptops from their classes because it's correlated with poor performance in class. So get a desktop, cheaper, more powerful, can play games on high settings, and won't distract you while you're in class.