edit to be a bit more helpful: Find out what format the files are and/or for which apps. If they're just text files(source code)/docs/pictures/presentations then it's relatively straight forward.
He can burn them to cd/dvd, put them on a usb device or email them to himself.
If he doesn't have immediate access to Microsoft Office, then he can get Openoffice for free from here. Most schools have some sort of offer to get a discounted version of Microsoft Office for later and it's a useful environment to know how to work in general.
Later, once he's got a bit of time, he can look at installing snow leopard/linux or any versions of various operating systems to multiboot in. If he's looking at 3d gaming, then at least dual booting or installing 32bit windows xp sp3 as a core OS is going to be important because this runs just about everything up to directx9. This is in addition to a copy of windows 7 for a very small handful of directx10/11-only titles but this is likely to be the supplied OS with any new laptop.
Anyway, all this OS business is sort of sideways. The key thing is for the device to actually be functional, which any basic laptop should be. By all means, look at Dell and similar stores for a reasonably priced bit of hardware which will work out of the box and which is actually going to be useful for your son. Something with around a 15" screen is going to be portable enough for him to move around with, but 17" and up can be clunky and unwieldy. At around the 15" screen range you're looking at desktop capabilities because the case is about big enough to get everything in at a good price point while maintaining upgrade options, later. You can always plug in external monitors/keyboards to use as an entertainment centre but chances are at 15" most people are comfortable to work on a desk for extended periods. The only essential extra which your son may thank you for at purchase is to include a dedicated graphics chipset/card with the laptop (usually something ATI Radeon or Nvidia Geforce).
He can burn them to cd/dvd, put them on a usb device or email them to himself.
If he doesn't have immediate access to Microsoft Office, then he can get Openoffice for free from here. Most schools have some sort of offer to get a discounted version of Microsoft Office for later and it's a useful environment to know how to work in general.
Later, once he's got a bit of time, he can look at installing snow leopard/linux or any versions of various operating systems to multiboot in. If he's looking at 3d gaming, then at least dual booting or installing 32bit windows xp sp3 as a core OS is going to be important because this runs just about everything up to directx9. This is in addition to a copy of windows 7 for a very small handful of directx10/11-only titles but this is likely to be the supplied OS with any new laptop.
Anyway, all this OS business is sort of sideways. The key thing is for the device to actually be functional, which any basic laptop should be. By all means, look at Dell and similar stores for a reasonably priced bit of hardware which will work out of the box and which is actually going to be useful for your son. Something with around a 15" screen is going to be portable enough for him to move around with, but 17" and up can be clunky and unwieldy. At around the 15" screen range you're looking at desktop capabilities because the case is about big enough to get everything in at a good price point while maintaining upgrade options, later. You can always plug in external monitors/keyboards to use as an entertainment centre but chances are at 15" most people are comfortable to work on a desk for extended periods. The only essential extra which your son may thank you for at purchase is to include a dedicated graphics chipset/card with the laptop (usually something ATI Radeon or Nvidia Geforce).
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Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Excelsior College 2012
Master of Arts in International Relations, Staffordshire University, UK - in progress
Aleks
All courses taken, 12 credits applied
CLEP
A&I Literature (74), Intro Sociology (72), Info Systems and Computer Apps (67), Humanities (70), English Literature (65), American Literature (51), Principles of Mangement (65), Principles of Marketing (71)
DSST
Management Information Systems (469), Intro to Computing (461)
Excelsior College
Information Literacy, International Terrorism (A), Contemporary Middle East History (A), Discrete Structures (A), Social Science Capstone (A)
GRE Subject Test
Psychology (93rd percentile, 750 scaled score)
Straighterline
English Composition I&II, Economics I&II, Accounting I&II, General Calculus I, Business Communication
Progress history[/SIZE]
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Excelsior College 2012
Master of Arts in International Relations, Staffordshire University, UK - in progress
Aleks
All courses taken, 12 credits applied
CLEP
A&I Literature (74), Intro Sociology (72), Info Systems and Computer Apps (67), Humanities (70), English Literature (65), American Literature (51), Principles of Mangement (65), Principles of Marketing (71)
DSST
Management Information Systems (469), Intro to Computing (461)
Excelsior College
Information Literacy, International Terrorism (A), Contemporary Middle East History (A), Discrete Structures (A), Social Science Capstone (A)
GRE Subject Test
Psychology (93rd percentile, 750 scaled score)
Straighterline
English Composition I&II, Economics I&II, Accounting I&II, General Calculus I, Business Communication
Progress history[/SIZE]
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