1. Heading off to College How to keep your SSA files Purchasing a laptop – what to consider What else do I need?

2. Keeping Your SSA Files Will you have One Note next year? Save the ENTIRE notebook as *.pdf files

3. Keeping Your SSA Files

4. Purchasing a Laptop Mac vs. PC – Upfront cost issues – Reliability and vulnerability issues Is a tablet necessary? – Pens may be useful for some majors, unnecessary for others Cost Weight Software

5. Consumer Reports

6. What Else Do I Need? External Hard Drive – Walmart, Best Buy, etc. – Cost varies, typically $60 and up, depending on size – Watch what you backup – the virus could travel what you backup! Carrying Case / Backpack – Well padded – Make sure your laptop fits!

7. Software Microsoft Office – Student runs around $150 Word, Power Point, One Note, Excel – Need Publisher and not One Note? Office Small Business $450 – Need One Note AND Publisher? Office Ultimate $680 Mac Office runs around $140, with discount from purchasing a Mac

8. Our Recommendations Check with your college! Many colleges offer discounts through a manufacturer on laptops Many colleges offer FREE downloads of Microsoft Office and other software Many colleges offer tech support through a Help Desk – USE THEM!