<p>Would it be weird to buy 1 laptop and 1 desktop? I don't know what to buy but I know for sure I can't take the one I'm using right now because it's outdated.</p>
<p>Also, does anyone know if Dell will have a big sale some time in the summer for the high school grads going off to college? Please help. Thanks.</p>
<p>dealsea.com has big coupons on dell.</p>
<p>um, i don't know that it would be weird, but i don't think too many people will buy both new for college...they'll have one and buy the other most likely.</p>
<p>Dell always has coupons and deals... it's one big reason their computers seem ubiquitous sometimes...</p>
<p>Most people go either desktop or laptop...</p>
<p>It seems that those who do both are gamers: ie gaming desktop (can be fairly inexpensive to build yourself... my best friend built his own computer for 700 bucks and it packs two 1.8 gHz Opterons, a high-end graphics card, a gig of RAM, and a 100 GB 7200 rpm harddrive) and then they also have a laptop for everything else</p>
<p>I'm going to bring both. I have a good desktop and I'll be buying a cheapish laptop for class.</p>
<p>I just couldn't stand to look into the tiny laptop monitor for 4 years or to have to deal with plugging in a mouse, keyboard, etc. every time I was in my room.</p>
<p>Dell has a 40% off coupon for dimension desktops now, I believe. <a href="http://www.xpbargains.com/dell_coupons/%5B/url%5D">http://www.xpbargains.com/dell_coupons/</a></p>
<p>I remember last summer near the end they had a similar coupon for laptops...</p>
<p>I have both. The desktop is what I use most of the time, but I sometimes bring the laptop with me if I know I need a computer in the library or if I know a lecture is going to be useless that day (and I just do homework instead).</p>
<p>Some kids have both. There's not really a purpose.</p>
<p>I had a top-of-the-line desktop that I bought last summer. I was happy I did because it allowed me to play the latest games (ES:IV, etc), use photoshop, and was comfortable to work on. </p>
<p>I was considering getting a laptop also for this year, but I would only need it once in a while. I'm going to have a single, so I do most of my studying in my room. I only really needed it at things like review sessions, but I always used a friend's laptop for that. </p>
<p>My problem is I'm enamored with ultraportables but no one can use one as their sole computer for any extensive period of time.</p>
<p>My advice to you, and anyone in your situation, would be this:</p>
<p>If you have a single, and you will make use of a desktop's capabilities, you might as well get a desktop if you're not sure.</p>
<p>If you're in a double and aren't sure, get a laptop, because you will definitely use it more, and will most likely take it to the library often.</p>
<p>If you're not a gamer, and don't deal with photoshop, digital editing, web design, etc, get a laptop for sure, since it's easier to take home and is more versatile.</p>
<p>As for buying both, if you want to shell out the cash, go ahead, but you most likely won't make good use of both machines. If you are to buy both, get an ultraportable laptop like the Dell Lattitude X1, a Sony TX, Sharp Actius MM20, etc. because you won't need the additional power.</p>
<p>Those are my two cents. Everyone has different opinions.</p>
<p>anybody have a PDA? i would invest in a pda and laptop</p>
<p>Not many people carry PDAs.</p>
<p>more kids than you'd think have PDAs. however, the majority of kids with PDAs have a treo, so they may not use the calendar and task functions, just phone and email. I've used a PDA since part way through HS and it really helps me out. I just bought a treo, but i'm not getting the $80/mo. data service, just so I can have my phone and PDA in one...i don't care about email/the web enough to pay 40/mo. extra for it.
It's true, though, not many students use PDAs, on my hall of about 40, only 2 of us actually used them to my knowledge (myself and one other guy).</p>
<p>Build your own computer ftw.</p>
<p>Sparticus you have a Clie, right? I have a Dell Axim that I never use because it lacks Wi-Fi. I might return to Palm OS and get a TX, but we'll see (the slow processor kills me, since it's an otherwise perfect device).</p>
<p>i had a clie, but i got tired of carrying around that and a cell phone, so i just bought a treo 600 2nd hand off ebay. i like it...i'm not on the data plan, because that's 80/mo., but I don't care, because all i wanted was my cell and PDA in one device. my contract is up in the fall though, and that motorola Q for verizon is looking awfully nice...</p>
<p>the treo 600 doesn't have wifi, but i can get a wi-fi SDIO card for it if i want, which i might end up doing...right now i have a 2GB SD card in the slot...beautiful...</p>
<p>I LOVE the Motorola Q, but $80/month is ridiculous. The data plan is the only thing stopping me from getting it.</p>
<p>exactly...</p>
<p>hey all, if you get a desktop, i recommend this one...it seems really good according to what the guy in the video is saying...</p>
<p>Thanks spar. Good advice, everyone should check that dell out. lol.</p>