My son has been telling me that he could do much better in school if he had his own laptop to work from in study hall and when he is away from home studying with his friends. I think that he might have a point here. I know that he really tries hard to do a good job. He doesn’t want to let low grades keep him off the football team. That would be a tragedy. I think I will try one of the used MacBooks with warranties that you can get online. I’ll save a little money, and this seems like a good choice for a first personal computer.