The best laptop stores for college students are primarily stores where you can not only get a great deal online, but that you are able to go to a store and actually see the laptops and get a feel for them.
Look for one with a dual core CPU, two gigs of Ram and a 250 Gig Harddrive, pricing should be around R3500 - R4500 www.ikonicit.co.za - look at that website if you don't know where to look.
One of the most recommended laptops for a college student would probably be a Hewlet Packard (HP) with a installed version (Latest) of Windows Xp Professional or Windows Seven. Do not get a Windows...
I would say Dell And Toshiba. But Toshiba is costlier than Dell. But if you want cheap computer i would recommend Dell for the choice as it also has quality.