There are plenty of package deals with all brands—most come with free monitors and/or printers as incentives.
If your child isn’t planning on taking a computer to school, or if the school requires a specific kind of system, or furnishes you with one, then look for a computer that also works for you, since you’ll probably inherit it after graduation.
Staying Connected, Getting Prepared
Both Linette and Ray believe their teens’ computer know-how will adapt them better to modern classroom and work environments, and even open doors for them career-wise.
As more high schools and colleges assume that parents are keeping up with high-tech trends, there will undoubtedly be big changes in the way that our children learn. For a modest investment, you can give them the tools they need.
Amy Pullen 08/10/07
We are back in the stone age, I guess, still sharing one computer in our family for the 4 of us. My teen son keeps lobbying for a laptop, but we’re on a tight budget and I didn’t think we could manage it. This article was very helpful in giving direction … you always see the high-end stuff on TV, but it can be done a lot more cheaply.
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