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Speaking from expereince, I used a desktop for my first two years at school. It worked fine but when I got a laptop, it became the only computer I use, even though I still have a desktop. I don't use it in class or much for studying, but it is great for traveling and lounging about. Plus it frees up a whole crapload of space in the tiny room she will have. Definitely go small though, she won't get the same use out of a larger, more powerful, laptop. My roommates both have very nice powerful Dell laptops, but they never travel with them because they weigh a ton. I've noticed that the small laptops, myself included, end up traveling a lot. On another note, if you do pick up a laptop for her, definitely get a backpack with a laptop sleeve built in for her. And just my opinion, but Mac laptops are awesome, and for a PC laptop no one beats IBM.
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