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As a student myself in Computer Science, which also works; I would say the specs you have should be fine to start you off, but may look at getting something better in the long run. Xyos is correct with the build as it is needed for a dev, but not for a beginner. Also Asus (with my own...

You should check your temperatures, the GPU may be throttled because of heat. Most heating solutions in laptops are not designed to be overclocked as it is such a small space.

Your best bet would probably be the i5, with a bit better graphics card, simply because games don't need something as powerful as an i7. In doing that you get a processor that will handle gaming, along with a better graphics card.

It really depends, you can use bluetooth for streaming audio to a radio, if the radio has bluetooth, or to a wireless speaker that has bluetooth. It can also be used for hands free calling. So you can have an earpiece that connects to your phone, so your phone stays in your pocket and just have...

Yes there is Bluetooth for Android, and a quick Google search says your phone should have it. Just check the options/settings menu to see if its turned on.

OSX is based on a UNIX, where Windows is not. Thus one of the many features making them completely different. Java would be your best bet as it runs on its on compiler, which runs on its own special Java Virtual Machine which translates into byte code, which would work with either system...

If you've looked around and cannot find anything better in your area; then yes, I agree with darkbreeze and say that it should be good enough for what you are planning on doing with it.

Sennheiser.

Laptops are usually a lot harder to modify compared to desktops. CPUs in laptops are usually soldered and not socketed, that being said you would need to be very good technical wise and be able to solder very well. Also it would have to be a mobile CPU for the chipset. Because if you use a...