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GamePro's Back to School Guide

Get the gear and gadgets to help you survive the upcoming school year!

Ah, the fall season is here. The leaves are starting to change colors, the weather is starting to get colder and thoughts are turning to the arrival of winter and the upcoming holidays. Who doesn't love this time of year? Oh, right: the legions of school kids and college students who are dragged, kicking and screaming, back into classrooms. If you're an unfortunate student who now has to get up at the crack of dawn and drag a heavy bookbag around, worry not, for our Back To School Gift Guide is here to help. The following products will not only make school life tolerable, they might even make it fun. So open your textbooks and get your #2 pencils ready: it's learnin' time!

GamePro's Back to School Guide

iBUYPower LAN Warrior

If you'd rather trade a little portability for some power, the LAN Warrior is a terrific system that packs the power of a Hummer into a compact sedan's body. The diminutive case makes it ideal for cramped bedrooms but you can do more write research papers on it. Thanks to its dual nVidia GTX275 vid cards, a liquid cooled Core i7-920 proc running at 2.66GHz and 6GB of DDR3-1600 RAM, you can play games during your down time. Just don't boot up WoW and play all through the night or you'll wind up failing and getting put on academic probation.

www.ibuypower.com
$Price varies
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Keurig Elite Brewing System

They say money makes the world go round but you know what really keeps the planet spinning: coffee, the rich sweet brown nectar of the gods. There is nothing better than a good cup of coffee (or two or fifteen) to get you through the day. Now, you can go to your local coffee shop and drop a small fortune everyday or you can get yourself a nice coffee maker and brew your own at home. We love the Keurig Elite because of its relatively small size and consistent results. It dispenses either an 8oz or 10oz cup and uses single-serving pods to make a tasty brew. Even better, there's an optional attachment that lets you use your own grounds. It's a great addition to every student's survival kit, especially college students who are short on space. Brew up a cup in the morning and you can survive anything the day might throw at you.

www.keurig.com
$99 (base model); $14.95 (optional filter attachment)
GamePro's Back to School Guide

MSI Wind U100 Netbook

Laptops are an essential part of every student's life but we're seriously starting to come around to the realization that netbooks are where the real action is. These small, compact units are not only portable but they pack enough power to accomplish most school related tasks. Parents can also take comfort in the fact that they're not powerful enough to run full on games, which ensures that students will use it to focus on their work. There are a lot of different companies making netbooks these days but MSI's been at it since the beginning of the netbook craze and their U100 is definitely one that we recommend. Powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, it has enough punch to help you power through any term papers and assignments you might have. Plus, it doesn't weigh a thousand pounds, meaning it won't break your back and turn you into a hunched over mess halfway into the school year.

www.msimobile.com
$Price Varies
GamePro's Back to School Guide

Manhattan Portage Messenger Bag

A personal favorite of the GamePro editors, Manhattan Portage makes amazing bags that look as great as they feel. Sure, you could rock the old school two strap backpack but just because you are a student doesn't mean you have to look like one. They have a wide selection of bags to fit pretty much every need so go take a look at their online catalog and upgrade from that dingy, smelly sack that you've been carrying around since the 6th grade.

www.manhattanportage.com
$Price varies
GamePro's Back to School Guide

Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars

The word 'iconic' doesn't even begin to describe the classic shoe known as the Chuck Taylor All-Stars. These canvas and rubber shoes have been around forever but they remain timeless; like blue-jeans, we predict that people will still be wearing them in the far flung future when robots and space aliens rule the world (we for one welcome our new robotic and alien overlords). Okay, we admit that this isn't essential back to school gear but whatever: we love Chuck Taylors and you should go and buy a pair and wear them around campus. Even better, go to the Converse website and you can customize your own pair with a unique color pattern and monogram.

www.converse.com
$Price Varies

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lovetelephone

what's with all the jelly beans in the Back-to-School promo banner? they make me laugh...

ZanonX

thank god I am done with that hell that you call school but damn I entered another hell that makes me wish I were back in school

hanras

Oh you were bad, linking me to the Manhattan Portage bags page.

You see I collect bags, and those are my favorite >

I'm gonna lose money now

derekdenlinger

Has anybody tried the Sleeptracker? Totally intriguing, but sounds too good to be true.

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