Free Macbook Pro Processor and Memory:

2.53 GHz or 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3 MB on-chip chared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed; or 2.8 GHz or 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6 MB shared L2 cache

1066 MHz frontside bus

4 GB (two 2 GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066 MHz DDR3 memory; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 8 GB

Free Macbook Pro Display:

15.4 inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors

Supported resolutions: 1440 by 900 (native), 1280 by 800, 1152 by 720, 1024 by 640, and 800 by 500 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio stretched; 720 by 480 pixels at 3:2 aspect ratio; 720 by 480 pixels at 3:2 aspect ratio stretched

Free Macbook Pro Size and Weight:

Height: .95 inch
Width: 14.35 inches
Depth: 9.82 inches
Weight: 5.5 pounds

Free Macbook Pro Connections and Expansion:

MagSafe power port
Gigabit Ethernet port
One Firewire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps)
Mini Display Port
Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
SD card slot
Audio line in
Audio line out
Kensington lock slot

Free Macbook Pro Graphics and Video Support:

All models: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory3

Selected models: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory on 2.66GHz configuration; or 512MB of GDDR3 memory on 2.8GHz and 3.06GHz configurations

Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors

iSightBuilt-in iSight camera

Mini DisplayPort

Free Macbook Pro Storage:

250GB, 320GB, or 500GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive; optional 320GB or 500GB 7200-rpm hard drive, or 128GB or 256GB solid-state drive4

8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

Maximum write: 8x DVD-R, DVD+R; 4x DVD-R DL (double layer), DVD+R DL (double layer), DVD-RW, DVD+RW; 24x CD-R; 10x CD-RW

Maximum read: 8x DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-ROM; 6x DVD-ROM (double layer DVD-9), DVD-R DL (double layer), DVD+R DL (double layer), DVD-RW, DVD+RW; 24x CD

Free Macbook Pro Communications:

Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi wireless networking2 (based on IEEE 802.11n draft specification); IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible

Bluetooth Built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)

Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)

Free Macbook Pro Audio:

Built-in stereo speakers

Built-in omnidirectional microphone (located under left speaker grille)

Combined optical digital audio input/audio line in (minijack)

Combined optical digital audio output/audio line out (minijack)

Pure Digital Video Output:

DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (optional)

VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (optional)

Dual-link DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter supports 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display (optional)

Free Macbook Pro Battery and Power:

Built-in 73-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery

60W or 85W MagSafe Power Adapter with cable management system

MagSafe power port

Electrical and Operating Requirements:

Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC

Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz

Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)

Storage temperature: -13° to 113° F (-24° to 45° C)

Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing

Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet

Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet

Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 feet

Free Macbook Pro Input:

Built-in full-size backlit keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement)

Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports two-finger scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities

What’s In The Box:

MacBook Pro

Display cleaning cloth

60W or 85W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug, and power cord

Install/restore DVDs

Printed and electronic documentation

Software:

Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard (includes iTunes, Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools)

iLife ’09 (includes iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand)

If the Macbook Air seems like the perfect fit for you, simply choose Macbook Pro from the drop-down above and hit continue for a free Macbook Pro!

Your free Macbook is 1.08″ thick and weighs a light 5 pounds.  It’s protected by a tough polycarbonate shell that keeps it safe from harm.  The latch on your free Macbook is magnetic, so you won’t have a snagging latch down the line.  You’ll be able to open your free Macbook with ease!

Your free Macbook has a 2.13 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, with 2GB, 800 MHz, DDR2 of memory.  The hard drive is a decent 60 GBs with 5,400 RPM and a Nvidia MCP79 chipset.  Your free Macbook has a Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics card and runs OS X Leopard 10.5.7 operating systems for optimal performance.

The free Macbook comes with Apple’s iSight webcam for video iChat sessions or pictures with Photo Booth.  There are now two USB ports, a mini-DVI port, FireWire 400, with a headphone and mic jack.  We’d recommend hooking up your free Macbook to a good set of external speakers to get the volume at a decent level.

Get a free Macbook right here at Free Laptop College.  Just choose “Macbook” from the free laptop drop-down above and follow the offer to receive your free Macbook now!

The director, Mike Kassel, is optimistic about the workshops and the free laptops.  He believes that the new workshops are a culmination of many of years of work, and learning from the deficiencies of past workshops.  This is a major undertaking that brings together many of the programs from the past, all in one workshop and incentivizing attendance with free laptops for college students.

The workshops are two days on note taking, studying for math, stress management and science study skills.  Of course that doesn’t really bring ‘em in.  You have to offer a free laptop.

If students attend any five of the many workshops that are offered, they can enter into a drawing for new, ruby-red, free Dell laptop courtesy of the Vice Chancellor.  This is a great way for college students to get a free laptop!

It’s really a great, all-in-one entertainment mecca of a laptop, perfect for your dorm or apartment.   At first, the HDX looks like the standard HP lines with a piano-black pinstriped finish and cool splasher imprint design, but with the dual-hinge display you get a more versatile 20.1 inch, high definition 1680 x 1050 pixel LCD.  Bad ass.  There’s a slew of multimedia buttons and controls with a webcam and some great-sounding quad Altec Lansing speakers.

With the dual-hingle display, you can move the display back and forth to set a preferred distance for your eyes.  It’s tight and compact with a full-sized keyboard, and while heavy, saves desk space.

At the top, you can find controls for the normal play / pause / stop / forward / reverse / eject, as well as the normal controls for volume and added equalization.  There’s a feature button for playing DVDs, TV, and Wi-Fi radio.  These buttons are touch-sensitive, so you need to be careful where you’re resting your hands.  it was never a problem for any of us.

Overall, this is a great laptop for the entertainment hungry crowd.  If you’re looking for economy, the we advise looking at a MacBook.  But hey, you can get free laptops here, so what’s the issue with price?

First make sure you’re not distracted.  College life has many distractions that can keep you from the work at hand.  Think about distractions like your phone, TV, radio and computer.  If you have a roommate or live in the dorm, it’s easy to be distracted by friends coming in or people making noises.  Find a place where you can be alone, make sure it’s quiet and void of people talking or noise.

The distractions in a study environment are one thing, but your comfort is a whole other concern.  If the temperature of a room makes you uncomfortable you might want to rethink your location.  If you’re acclimated to a 72 degree room, you’ve associated comfort with that temperature in your brain.  It is key, to make the most use your time, to think about the temperature of your environment.  What about the light?  Can you see well?  Is it so dark that it makes you sleepy?   Also note the area around you.  Is the desk free of clutter?  is your chair comfortable?  If you can’t work in your space or your chair is hard as a rock, you’ll lose focus easily.

How many breaks do you take while studying?  We recommend studying in increments of 30 to 60 minutes with 10 to 15 minute breaks in between.  If you start to feel burnt out, push yourself for another 10 minutes to comprehend the difficult material and then back off.  Make it a hard and fast rule with no exceptions.  Free your brain and try to relax.  Breathing through your nose with your tongue on the roof of your mouth helps wonders.

Studying is a discipline, like anything else in life.  The more hours you put in, the more success you’ll see.  Make a plan to do it at least 3 or 4 days a week.  If you can do 5, it’s much better.  Create a schedule and stick to it.  If you’re having trouble, commit to a certain time frame and push when you don’t like it.  Success is relative to the hours you put in, it’s that simple.

1.  Plan ahead.
Cramming will not work all the time and it sure won’t work enough to get by.  Do a small amount of work every day and give yourself plenty of time to read the material.

2.  Make a schedule.
This is very important.  Make a schedule and stick to it.  Put time on your schedule to goof off just like you would study.  Organization is key.

3.  Choose the right study environment.
Make sure you are free of distractions.  A loud roommate or dorm are easy distractions that can lead to frustration.  No need for a loud TV or music either.

4.  Focus on the goal.
How many pages must you cover to absorb the material?  How many minutes does it take you to understand one page?  Put these together and do the math.  This is the amount of time you need.  Chip away at it every day.

5.  Down time.
Not doing anything or bored.  Follow this rule.  If you find yourself bored, pick up material for only 15 minutes and put it down.  It will add on to your study time and help you absorb material the easiest.

6. Take Notes.
Write down the essentials of the material yourself.  Do outlines and definitions with your amazing free laptop.  Be able to write these from your memory and apply them to real-world situations.

7.  Paraphrase your material.
Read a paragraph and then say out loud to yourself what the paragraph was about.  Paraphrasing is a great technique to help absorb material.

8.  Study what you don’t understand.
If you understand a concept well, move on to the next one.  There’s no need to go over what you already know.  Challenge yourself to work smarter.

9.  Work in class.
Listen, take notes on your free laptop and stay alert in class.  Ask questions and participate in class.  It will help you comprehend the material better.

10.  Get a free laptop
At Free Laptop College, we offer one of the best tools for your college career – a totally free laptop.  Use the laptop to study, work and play.

Remember, the more responsibility you take for your education, the more success you will have.