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Re: Are Laptops rly nessesary for uni?
short answer: no
long answer: not at all
short answer: no
long answer: not at all
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Re: Are Laptops rly nessesary for uni?
Laptops can be useful, e.g. you're in a boring lecture and you have an assignment for another class to do. You dont' want to skip this lecture because you might miss something important, so you sit there and work on your assignment while listening in the background.
<--- Does this a lot.
Of course, my degree choice means that most of my assignments can be done on a computer, so your experience may vary.
Laptops can be useful, e.g. you're in a boring lecture and you have an assignment for another class to do. You dont' want to skip this lecture because you might miss something important, so you sit there and work on your assignment while listening in the background.
<--- Does this a lot.
Of course, my degree choice means that most of my assignments can be done on a computer, so your experience may vary.
antisheep
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Re: Are Laptops rly nessesary for uni?
i definitely wouldn't be buying one for uni... but if you already have one... towards the end of semester they can come in handy but as has been mentioned, this is more in the library than in lecture theatres.
They're in no way necessary and tbh the people who pull them out in tutorials look a bit like lazy wanks. (lectures are different)
i definitely wouldn't be buying one for uni... but if you already have one... towards the end of semester they can come in handy but as has been mentioned, this is more in the library than in lecture theatres.
They're in no way necessary and tbh the people who pull them out in tutorials look a bit like lazy wanks. (lectures are different)
Deltan
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Re: Are Laptops rly nessesary for uni?
sorry for the ignorance, but what is the difference between a lecture and a tutorial?
Re: Are Laptops rly nessesary for uni?
A lecture is when there are say, 300 people in an ampitheatre with a lecturer teaching the course material. A tutorial is a class of say, 20 people, where you go over the assigned homework questions/tasks and basically revise, with a tutor to help you. In most cases, lectures are not mandatory (they don't check), but you need to attend 80% of tutorials.
MJ-47
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Re: Are Laptops rly nessesary for uni?
Excellent.... clearly so far its almost a one way arguement towards the traditional pen and paper...but i can still see many practical applicantions for bringing a laptop to uni....still if laptops didn't cost so much, maybe this thread would have a different opinion....BTW my opinion in this is neutral..i have no prefference towards either pen/paper or laptop..i'd just like to hear this forum's thoughts b4 i make a decision
Continue disscussion on your thoughts of laptops at uni.....and plz forgive my bad grammer
Excellent.... clearly so far its almost a one way arguement towards the traditional pen and paper...but i can still see many practical applicantions for bringing a laptop to uni....still if laptops didn't cost so much, maybe this thread would have a different opinion....BTW my opinion in this is neutral..i have no prefference towards either pen/paper or laptop..i'd just like to hear this forum's thoughts b4 i make a decisionContinue disscussion on your thoughts of laptops at uni.....and plz forgive my bad grammer
Re: Are Laptops rly nessesary for uni?
There is really only one answer to your question, which is no because you use the word "necessary." Everybody can use pen and paper so no nothing disastrous will happen if you don't use a laptop. But what can be debated is if laptops are more helpful or useful than pen and paper. A lot of people here seem to say no to that too.
There is really only one answer to your question, which is no because you use the word "necessary." Everybody can use pen and paper so no nothing disastrous will happen if you don't use a laptop. But what can be debated is if laptops are more helpful or useful than pen and paper. A lot of people here seem to say no to that too.
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Re: Are Laptops rly nessesary for uni?
The answer still remains a big no. You don't need a laptop. Write down all the important stuff in the lectures, as said, some unis have lecture templates (the slide shows the lecturers use) and you can just add onto them the important stuff they say. With a laptop, that becomes far more difficult. Only reason i ever used my laptop at uni, was, as said previously, i can type much faster then write. In my econs lectures, i only ever used pen and paper.
And, as someone mentioned previously, NO ONE ever uses laptops in a tutorial (well i've been to 3 unis and i've never seen it...).
So what i'd say, is if you have one, you can try it out in a lecture, see if it works, but if you don't, just get a USB stick, that as good. You can still do all your assignments at uni, just on a uni comp. Most unis have about 1,000,000 of them lying around.
Be like a real uni student, don't spend the $1000+ on a laptop, save it and buy alcohol instead.
The answer still remains a big no. You don't need a laptop. Write down all the important stuff in the lectures, as said, some unis have lecture templates (the slide shows the lecturers use) and you can just add onto them the important stuff they say. With a laptop, that becomes far more difficult. Only reason i ever used my laptop at uni, was, as said previously, i can type much faster then write. In my econs lectures, i only ever used pen and paper.
And, as someone mentioned previously, NO ONE ever uses laptops in a tutorial (well i've been to 3 unis and i've never seen it...).
So what i'd say, is if you have one, you can try it out in a lecture, see if it works, but if you don't, just get a USB stick, that as good. You can still do all your assignments at uni, just on a uni comp. Most unis have about 1,000,000 of them lying around.
Be like a real uni student, don't spend the $1000+ on a laptop, save it and buy alcohol instead.
Re: Are Laptops rly nessesary for uni?
I've seen people use laptops in a couple of my tutorials, but it is a rare sight.
whatashotbyseve
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Of course they are not necessary, but they are quite useful in certain degrees (like marketing, which I do). There is just too much paper you need to carry with you. I will use pen and paper if I have to, but it is so much easier to have your notes typed up and in one place than in one massive folder per unit. Lecture templates are great for pen and paper but I just write additional stuff in the notes section down the bottom of the Powerpoint slide.
I find the people who say no vehemently to this question (as opposed to say a logical no... but) are the ones who do not possess laptops and have a subconscious jealousy towards them. By all means, if you have one, use it. I wouldn't go out and buy one just for uni though. If you do use one at uni though, you need to be mentally strong enough to just study and not be distracted by the net etc during lectures.
Of course they are not necessary, but they are quite useful in certain degrees (like marketing, which I do). There is just too much paper you need to carry with you. I will use pen and paper if I have to, but it is so much easier to have your notes typed up and in one place than in one massive folder per unit. Lecture templates are great for pen and paper but I just write additional stuff in the notes section down the bottom of the Powerpoint slide.
I find the people who say no vehemently to this question (as opposed to say a logical no... but) are the ones who do not possess laptops and have a subconscious jealousy towards them. By all means, if you have one, use it. I wouldn't go out and buy one just for uni though. If you do use one at uni though, you need to be mentally strong enough to just study and not be distracted by the net etc during lectures.
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I guess you can say that I'm one of those "people who vehemently say no to this question". Well, I possess a laptop, have had one since the first year of uni and have never taken it to uni. I just feel that there is really no need to carry an extra 1 or 2kgs in your bag when you can just use pen and paper, which are heaps lighter.
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Re: Are Laptops rly nessesary for uni?
The answer is categorical Yes and No lol, generally the number of computers provided by the university is more than sufficient, but there are certain times during a semester where computers are hotly contested, ie. exam and major assignment periods. It is certainly convenient to have a lap top, but for the most part all you need is your email account and a usb stick.
The answer is categorical Yes and No lol, generally the number of computers provided by the university is more than sufficient, but there are certain times during a semester where computers are hotly contested, ie. exam and major assignment periods. It is certainly convenient to have a lap top, but for the most part all you need is your email account and a usb stick.
Re: Are Laptops rly nessesary for uni?
If you mean taking a laptop to uni everyday for notes and lectures, no. If you mean having access to your own comp to organise notes and to complete assignments, yes. Much better than sharing a desktop with family members, or having a small, portable computer if you're living by yourself.
If you mean taking a laptop to uni everyday for notes and lectures, no. If you mean having access to your own comp to organise notes and to complete assignments, yes. Much better than sharing a desktop with family members, or having a small, portable computer if you're living by yourself.
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stay away from "netbooks" as i reckon they're too hard to type on. 14" is the ideal size -- you get a good keyboard, without the computer being too bulky
the best laptops have an "Intel Pentium Dual-core" or "Intel Centrino 2" processor in them, and at least 2GB of RAM
but just get whatever your budget and individual taste allow for.
hope this helps
stay away from "netbooks" as i reckon they're too hard to type on. 14" is the ideal size -- you get a good keyboard, without the computer being too bulky
the best laptops have an "Intel Pentium Dual-core" or "Intel Centrino 2" processor in them, and at least 2GB of RAM
but just get whatever your budget and individual taste allow for.
hope this helps