Laptop for uni?

[StefanWolves]

I wasn't on about the recession, I was talking about students in general, most are skint and have to take out loans before they even get their. Getting a Mac for Uni is just unnecessary in my opinion. Unless its a graphics/video editing course or something that would benefit from having a Mac.

Saying that when I'm older and have a job I'll almost definitely at some point buy a Mac of some sorts.

[Recursion]

When I go to Uni I'm planning on ditching the desktop machine and just getting a MacBook Pro, maybe you could do something like this? I dunno

[N!ck]

I aree about the Apple at uni thing.. When I walk through the Physics library at uni around one third to half of the laptops I see people using are MacBooks.

If this laptop is going to be your primary computer at uni then don't get a netbook. Get a "normal" sized laptop. The performance benefits and extra screen size etc. If you have a desktop alreay that you'll be taking then a netbook is ideal.

[Recursion]

I aree about the Apple at uni thing.. When I walk through the Physics library at uni around one third to half of the laptops I see people using are MacBooks.

If this laptop is going to be your primary computer at uni then don't get a netbook. Get a "normal" sized laptop. The performance benefits and extra screen size etc. If you have a desktop alreay that you'll be taking then a netbook is ideal.

Do people use laptops in lectures, or do they still use pen and paper?

[N!ck]

Do people use laptops in lectures, or do they still use pen and paper?

No. Pen and paper FTW.

The maybe one or two people on one in the lecture end up on FaceBook anyway. Wi-Fi absolutely everywhere in our building.

Honestly, it's better on pen and paper.

[Mentor]

I always use a laptop in lectures and most others do too, although that may be due to it being a Computer Science course. I imagine in most other subjects there less prevalent, but still having ones pretty useful, additional info from the net if its interesting and easy access procrastintion if not. Plus u can talk to other people without making sound

[Anamations]

MacBooks All The wayy!

[Angel-Light]

I always use a laptop in lectures and most others do too, although that may be due to it being a Computer Science course. I imagine in most other subjects there less prevalent, but still having ones pretty useful, additional info from the net if its interesting and easy access procrastintion if not. Plus u can talk to other people without making sound

Without making a sound except from tapping away on your keyboard? That drives me insane when someone has a laptop in the lecture - the constant "tap, tap, tap"

It is mainly pen and paper (even in Computer Science courses). Research about future modules to help decide on which laptop you should go for and what would suit your needs to the best aquirement.

[Recursion]

Without making a sound except from tapping away on your keyboard? That drives me insane when someone has a laptop in the lecture - the constant "tap, tap, tap"

Or when someone starts clicking their pen constantly?!