When you were a kid, back to school supplies may have been pencils and notebooks, maybe a ruler. Times have changed.
With each school year that passes, the age at which your child will need a laptop seems to get younger and younger.
Katlean DuMonchy at Nextpert News says if it's clear your student will need a laptop for school this year, get one that lets them multitask.
She recommends the Dell Core series which you can pick up at Wal-Mart. It has the hardware to let your child be doing several things at once and it won't break your bank.
She says it's important, as opposed to just picking up a laptop on sale, to consider how your student will be using it.
