I currently have a Sony Vaio laptop that I have had for a little over a year. The computer still works but I'm worried that with college classes, the computer won't last until May. So I was thinking about getting a cheap laptop.
I cannot afford anything real expensive since I do not receive that much financial aid.
I will only use the laptop for school. I don't play video games or anything like that. I just need something with internet, a word processor, and the occasional iTunes.
My question is should I get a cheap laptop (they have an HP at Walmart for $299) or should I try and get an iPad (I could only get a 16gb unless I could find one on sale). Is an iPad a good product to get instead of a laptop (I would get a laptop my next semester)? I have never had a tablet before. Can an iPad do everything a laptop can? Will it have Microsoft Office (I have a disc of Microsoft office here with a code)?
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