What are some of the basics on this computer?

Use this and all Laptops for school, get one of those cooling pads (they are neat and keep the radiation off your legs) As far as gaming-Baseball Mits and hiking shoes never require extra electronic devices, go outside, you are in college and your sims characters cannot find you new friends and activities you might enjoy outside. Fresh Air smells way better then that "burning ozone smell" from laptops and PC's