Laptops are used for all sorts of things in college. In addition to completing assignments and researching topics, they’re also used for general web browsing as well as streaming the hottest shows and playing games. That said, graphic design majors (depending on what their course requires) will need a more specialized configuration than journalism majors. For example, you’ll likely need a discrete GPU for 3D modeling work. Why should you trust me in the first place? Valid question! I run the PCWorld’s laptop section, so I oversee every single review from draft to publication. I also carefully …