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What laptops on the market now come with Word, Excel, PPnt?
My daughter is in the market for a laptop for college. Everything is VERY
confusing. We mainly want one with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on it. Does anyone know a decently-priced laptop that has these? The other stuff is fine, but I'm not worried about her being able to watch a movie. She needs to type papers and make presentations. |
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Answer: What laptops on the market now come with Word, Excel, PPnt?
When looking for a laptop with Microsoft Office suite, make sure to check if it comes with a pre-installed version or a free trial. Also, consider the size, weight, and battery life of the laptop as these are important factors for college students who need to carry their laptops around campus.
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What laptops on the market now come with Word, Excel, PPnt?
You need to buy Office. It doesn't come free on a computer - you pay for it.
You may also want to contact the school to find out if you can purchase an academic license for it from the bookstore. That's generally a les expensive option. -- JoAnn Paules Microsoft MVP - Publisher How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Susan" wrote in message ... My daughter is in the market for a laptop for college. Everything is VERY confusing. We mainly want one with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on it. Does anyone know a decently-priced laptop that has these? The other stuff is fine, but I'm not worried about her being able to watch a movie. She needs to type papers and make presentations. |
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What laptops on the market now come with Word, Excel, PPnt?
Although some computer manufacturers & some retailers often "bundle" MS
Office with certain models it isn't a *standard feature* on any. JoAnn's suggestion makes the most sense - don't worry about a "bundle" or let software inclusion/exclusion influence your buying decision, just buy MS Office Student/Teacher separately. Good Luck |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 8/5/07 4:32 PM, in article , "Susan" wrote: My daughter is in the market for a laptop for college. Everything is VERY confusing. We mainly want one with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on it. Does anyone know a decently-priced laptop that has these? The other stuff is fine, but I'm not worried about her being able to watch a movie. She needs to type papers and make presentations. |
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What laptops on the market now come with Word, Excel, PPnt?
Purchase the laptop, refuse the installation of Office on the computer, if
they offer it, and purchase the Office 2003 Student and Teacher editor or the Office 2007 Student and Home edition for about $150 if all you need is Word, Excel, and PPT. The Office 2007 Student and Home edition also comes with OneNote - great for note taking. Both Office editions can be installed on up to three computers, provided they meet the requirements. Software you buy preinstalled (called OEM versions) are typically licensed only to the computer it was installed on and is non transferrable. That means you can never install it one another computer - even if the one you purchase is damaged beyond repair. Plus you need to rely on the OEM for support. Lose a CD key - good luck getting a replacement. Lose or damage the installation CD (if you actually get them - regardless of what they might promise) good luck getting a replacement. OEMs are *really* bad about replacing both of these. They blame it on Microsoft, Microsoft blames it on them and you're still out of luck. With a retail version Microsoft will replace CD keys and installation CDs. And since you purchased the installation CDs you're guaranteed to get them. There are many situations in which you need the installations CDs, for some updates, switching computers, etc. Most OEMs do not include the installation CDs. They might provide an image on the computer but that's not the same thing. They say Microsoft doesn't provide the installation CDs and Microsoft says they do. It's far easier if you cut out the middle man. ;-) Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email cannot be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "Susan" wrote in message ... My daughter is in the market for a laptop for college. Everything is VERY confusing. We mainly want one with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on it. Does anyone know a decently-priced laptop that has these? The other stuff is fine, but I'm not worried about her being able to watch a movie. She needs to type papers and make presentations. |
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What laptops on the market now come with Word, Excel, PPnt?
You've had some excellent suggestions, but DEFINITELY check with the college
to make sure the laptop is going to be usable. I know of one college that does not support Windows Vista, and won't allow any computer running it to attach to the campus network. Dan Susan wrote: My daughter is in the market for a laptop for college. Everything is VERY confusing. We mainly want one with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on it. Does anyone know a decently-priced laptop that has these? The other stuff is fine, but I'm not worried about her being able to watch a movie. She needs to type papers and make presentations. |
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