Laptops for Uni (3 Viewers)

How often do you use a laptop at Uni?

  • I do use a laptop often at Uni

    Votes: 20 25.6%
  • I use a laptop sometimes at Uni

    Votes: 22 28.2%
  • I hardly ever use a laptop at Uni

    Votes: 18 23.1%
  • I don’t use a laptop at Uni

    Votes: 18 23.1%

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Re: Laptops at uni

do whatever suits you

heaps of people take laptops (including macs, I use a 2011 MBP, will probably buy a 2012 if released), but a word to the wise, they can get pretty distracting and they are unnecessary for some classes such as maths.
 

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Re: Laptops at uni

oh and with tutes, some tutors may ask you to put it away as it can be a barrier between learning and participating

what course are you doing?
 

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I was told to put my laptop away during a psychology tutorial once while I was taking down notes on what the tutor was saying + I was the most engaged in the class. I never liked her after that moment.
 

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Re: Laptops at uni

I'm doing business :)
you sure as shit don't need books then

take the lappy, easier storage space and you can take down ultra specific notes instead of general pen and paper ones

then you can cross reference them with your lecture notes if your lecturer(s) provide them
 

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Cool thanks for the input. My friend was saying you look like a pretentious bastard with a laptop, so i had to confirm this... LOL
 

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Cool thanks for the input. My friend was saying you look like a pretentious bastard with a laptop, so i had to confirm this... LOL
Not so much pretentious but more or less - 'Why would you bring it? You don't need it.'

It's not something you're judged on as university students generally don't give a shit but it's easy to tell who brought it to procrastinate.
 

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My computer shat itself so might be getting a new MacBook pro.
 

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laptop for uni?

i'm doing b commerce-professional accounting at mq uni, would i be needing to take a laptop to uni?
will it be significantly easier/faster for notes etc.? or too much effort carrying it around and what not?
 

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Re: laptop for uni?

yes make sure it has 16gb ram because Macquarie's accounting department uses really taxing programs on their special computers

so it'd be easier if you could avoid the line and just use it on your own laptop
 

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Re: laptop for uni?

No, there is no point of bringing a laptop to uni unless specified by a course co-ordinator or you wish to work on an assignment or something along those lines on campus.
 

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Re: laptop for uni?

okay well then, i'll probably just wait a few weeks into uni to see what happens, if i need one or not
 

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Laptops for university

What's the most efficient laptop to get for uni? My budget is $500 - $700

I need suggestions on what brand I should get

what laptops do you guys use?

thank you in advance <3
 

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Re: Laptops for university

Maybe its Usyd, but I noticed a lot of people carrying around Macbook airs last year. As for laptop functions, unless you are doing design or something special, you will only need microsoft word (to take notes in) and firefox/chrome/explorer.

Choose a small-ish laptop that is cheap lol (after all, it *is* going to be rattling in your back pack for the foreseeable future). How about the $300 one that I always see being advertised?
 

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Re: Laptops for university

I would highly recommended Toshiba. They are durable and reliable and are reasonably priced
 

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Re: Laptops for university

Macbooks wouldn't fit in your price range and youd wanna wait for the 2014 model if you did (few months away).

On the other hand, take a look at these hybrid tablet laptops;
- Surface Pro
- Asus transformer ; http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/...er-book-t100-10-inch-touch-tablet-sku-453172/
- Lenovo Thinkpad ; http://shopap.lenovo.com/au/en/tablets/thinkpad/thinkpad-tablet-2/

As a side note, Chromebooks are just too poorly spec'd to be considered.

In terms of dedicated laptops, maybe these;
http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/hp/pavilion-10-touchsmart-notebook-black-sku-491728/
http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/hp/pavilion-11-inch-touch-screen-notebook-sku-419136/
http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/samsung/13-inch-thin-light-notebook-sku-355592/
 
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Re: Laptops for university

Macbooks wouldn't fit in your price range and youd wanna wait for the 2014 model if you did (few months away).

On the other hand, take a look at these hybrid tablet laptops;
- Surface Pro
- Asus transformer ; http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/...er-book-t100-10-inch-touch-tablet-sku-453172/
- Lenovo Thinkpad ; http://shopap.lenovo.com/au/en/tablets/thinkpad/thinkpad-tablet-2/

As a side note, Chromebooks are just too poorly spec'd to be considered.

In terms of dedicated laptops, maybe these;
http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/hp/pavilion-10-touchsmart-notebook-black-sku-491728/
http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/hp/pavilion-11-inch-touch-screen-notebook-sku-419136/
http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/samsung/13-inch-thin-light-notebook-sku-355592/
specs dont matter because its a completely different OS. just like how iPhones need less RAM than androids.

chromebooks a good op if the only thing you'll be doing is browsing the web. You can do docs in google docs (i did this for HSC even on a normal computer)
 

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