If I was to get the ideal laptop both for me and for starting college, I would get an Alienware Laptop and a M18x R2 at that. I would get this laptop for its high quality specifications and for its looks and reliability which I have heard from. Although it is mainly a gaming and music laptop, I think it would be very suefull for things in my course such as multimedia design using programs such as photoshop.

Aesthetics: This laptop ways the exact same as an Apple MacBook, making it extremely light and easy to carry around for college and from place to place. Secondly I would pick this laptop for its impressive 1080p High Definition screen, made idealy for gaming but perfect for watching movies or for once again using Mutlimedia programs such as Photoshop. This 18.4 inch screen is the perfect size as well! The design is the classic Alienware square type design with the Alienware sign almost everywhere as well as the neon light poking out from where they can, giving a sense of life to the laptop.

Audio: The laptop comes with a custom built THX TruSound speaker system which is ideal for listening to music or watching anything out loud without the use of any additional headphones or speakers providing the ideal experience when listening to anything.

Perfromance: The M18x R2 is powered with a 2.7 Intel Core processor and has about 16GB of ram meaning it has a lot of memory which is ideal for college for saving all kinds of projects without difficulty, this amount of RAM along with such a hardworking processor makes it a veryu speedy laptop and easy to work with.

Battery Life: The battery life of the M18x R2 is ideal for college life, a full working capacity it is clocked at over 4 hours of fast working capability. This is perefect when working on the go with no way of charging the laptop, especially in a college or place with limited power supply.

Software: Although the software package that comes with the laptop is made for gaming, it can just as easily be suited to anything to do with college, such as ease in writing assignments, doing projects not to mention accessing the internet with its impressive wi-fi capabilities.

Downfall: Although this sounds like a perfect laptop for any college students unfourtnaly the price makes it very not ideal for college students with a starting price of over $4300. Too bad as I was hoping to get it!