Our full rundown of the best student laptops has the full list, but first let's do some mythbusting in this video:What Laptop Should You Buy for Your Major? You don’t need a technological warhorse. Computer Science: think about how much RAM you need, and then double thatCS students love to pretend they don’t need power. Video and 3D: the heavy liftersIf you’re editing video or working in 3D, you already know the truth: you need horsepower. Big files, big renders, big deadlines, big coffee: don’t skimp.