Laptops for Uni (2 Viewers)

[Studentleader]

Re: How helpful is a laptop at university?

Laptop + Diagrams = Fail

What you'll have to do is:

• HOPE that wikipedia has w/e diagram your looking for
• Scan one out of your book
• Epic Fail in paint
• Take photos using webcam

 

[Evilo]

Re: How helpful is a laptop at university?

Laptop + Diagrams = Fail

agreed,
So does battery life after a full day.

 

[Studentleader]

Re: How helpful is a laptop at university?

That's why I bought a Tablet PC.

I got a tablet though it doesn't really help that its b ><"

[QUOTE]agreed,
So does battery life after a full day.[/QUOTE]

If you find out there is a class where you can charge it its pretty cool, I charge mine during spare periods and during calculus ^_^

 

[Studentleader]

Re: How helpful is a laptop at university?

I am going to buy a macbook pro for uni next year cos my current laptop has had it and basically i wanna get a mac cos i think they have more pros OS wise then a IBM Compatable and i can run windows on them as well as Mac OS. I think go for a mac but for u that is a while off so wait and see

Buy a cheap one, if it cant do shit all its not a distraction.

 

[NorthWestClouds]

Re: How helpful is a laptop at university?

I am going to buy a macbook pro for uni next year cos my current laptop has had it and basically i wanna get a mac cos i think they have more pros OS wise then a IBM Compatable and i can run windows on them as well as Mac OS. I think go for a mac but for u that is a while off so wait and see

I bought one of these last week, and they are fucking brilliant!

Particularly recommend one for anyone who loves their arts and creative applications. I edit alot of video and photos, and this thing doesn't break a sweat! (Compared to my 4yr old laptop!).



Back to topic, I went to UTS for two years doing an IT Degree, and noticed EVERYONE would bring their laptop. Must be an IT thing, as it seems every morning before a lecture, some of the nutters of the course would have battles on who's laptop is better, and the fact I was ridiculed alot for having a 'thick brick' of a laptop (IBM G41).

I mean for fuck sake, it's just a laptop. I don't give a shit, yet clearly they did!


Now I go to CSU out in the country, I have not seen one single student anywhere on campus carry a laptop with them or have one in a class. Not even for my friends who do the IT course there carry them around, and find anyone that does to be an A-Grade wanker.

That, and back at UTS, I had two of my friends have their laptops stolen. All it took was to turn away for less than 30seconds. Simply you don't want to risk anything like this.

 

[lachlan43]

Re: How helpful is a laptop at university?

WHO ARE THESE OTHER IT FRIENDS OF YOURS?! *cries*

 

[Erisus]

Re: How helpful is a laptop at university?

Laptops are awsome..When U get bored in Lectures just watch movies with ur headphones on...such as Scrubs..How I met ur mother or...Invader Zim...or...just post on 4chan and like make ur own dmotivational posters ...all in all..laptops are a gateway to escpae boring lectures...or just a way to pick up chicks lol *wink wink Nudge Nudge* Emulie eh?

 

[GinoIs]

Re: How helpful is a laptop at university?

Saw some guy on myspace during an "important" lecture today.

 

[Evilo]

Re: How helpful is a laptop at university?

last year i saw a bunch of guys in comp playinf NFS carbon over the network.
Thats why i dont bring my lappy to uni

 

[Emulie]

Re: How helpful is a laptop at university?

Laptops are awsome..When U get bored in Lectures just watch movies with ur headphones on...such as Scrubs..How I met ur mother or...Invader Zim...or...just post on 4chan and like make ur own dmotivational posters ...all in all..laptops are a gateway to escpae boring lectures...or just a way to pick up chicks lol *wink wink Nudge Nudge* Emulie eh?

Oh now you just want a bite out of me!!!lol. Okay, picking up chicks with computers is weak... But hot guys on the other hand... lol jks.
You a funny biatch Erisus!

 

[Sonrisa]

Re: How helpful is a laptop at university?

Laptops are VERY helpful when there aren't any free computers in the library or
when you finally get to one and the guy you end up next to is watching people makeout on youtube with the sound all the way up!!!!!!!

 

[Strawbaby]

Re: How helpful is a laptop at university?

My laptop is hugely useful for law. The seminars go so quickly - particularly legal theory - and 99.99% of it is text based, and you can do word searches for notes on particular cases buried somwhere in the mountains of pages. It also lets me copy and paste the questions I answered or notes I wrote on the cases into my seminar notes, so I can add extra bits to them or correct them if I need to.
Another plus - every seat in our building has a power point for it right next to it/under the table, so there's no fighting.

I handwrite notes for my creative arts subjects, since they go a lot slower and there's less to write.

 

[aileenli]

Re: How helpful is a laptop at university?

Yeah, laptops are really, really useful for law in that I can type up my lecture stuff, then add in the tute work and my own research. Saves writing like three sets of notes.

It doesn't work for accounting though, since it has a lot of working out.

 

[dsam]

Re: How helpful is a laptop at university?

I'm acutallu quite surprised how many people have laptops in uni. When I was in high school no one had one at all....

 

[Mystique1]

Laptops?

These are allowed to be used in-class/lecture right?

 

[Loz_metalhead]

Re: Laptops?

Yes

Don't be one of the people who come to the lecture and just watch movies/play games/msn

 

[Evilo]

Re: Laptops?

no - you will recieve a detention and possible expulsion if you even 'think' about using your laptop in class. Seriously don't, i got in so much trouble when i used mine in class.

 

[DTFM]

Re: Laptops?

Are they actually useful during lectures/tutorials?

 

[AsyLum]

Re: Laptops?

Yes

Don't be one of the people who come to the lecture and just watch movies/play games/msn

But its fun....

 

[Explosions Hurt]

Re: Laptops?

Is there an internet connection in the lecture room?

If so, I blame the University for students going on msn/porn/etc.