<p>Blasted bandits!</p>
<p>I don’t mind paying for ebooks as long as I can save 50 lbs of weight from my back pack.</p>
<p>The problem is that many ebooks are not in the app store, and I’m not sure if many are available in kindle either. And if you try to purchase ebooks on the publishers website they usually regulate it so that you have to be online in order to use it–not just give you the PDF file. Your best bet is to just download the PDF files illegally and sync them into your iPad.-- that’s the most reliable way I’ve found unfortunately. Textbook publishers usually don’t sell PDF formats in fear of it being shared on the internet (which it probably already is). </p>
<p>I personally have my whole school textbook library on my iPad and didn’t have to a pay a cent because it’s illogically for me to pay for an ebook that is an inconvenience for me to read. But as I mentioned before there are apps which I really like that are doing ebook textbook retail to right way such as the app called inkling.</p>
<p>I recommend getting the iPad though–or any other tablet for that matter. Definitely makes your backpack lighter and it’s much more efficient and convenient to use than the traditional way in my opinion. Note taking isn’t really ideal on the tablet isn’t ideal though. If you get one though, I really see no use of getting a laptop except if you need to type something up, but honestly I’ve been using my iPad more than my laptop these days because it does everything I need it to do, it’s much more portable, and has a longer battery life.</p>
<p>Never heard of anyone needing a tablet for school, but if you can’t deal with a heavy backpack I guess it’s of good use. Must have a heavy wallet though…</p>
<p>$500 tablet < 4 semesters of 4 classes with textbooks over $100 each</p>
<p>its pretty reasonable, my friend has an iPad and he is able to share ebooks with his friends so if your friend has a copy of the textbook you want then it can be easily transferred which is awesome. Sharing Education!! Yea i don’t know how legal it is but it should be legitimate because one person did buy the book or you can always torrent.</p>
<p>I like having something tangible b/c I write all over the pages. Whenever a textbook is over a certain price, I just use the reserve copy at the library and make copies of that. Plus I spend more time on reading on my laptop than I would like to. The last thing I wanna do is study my books on another screen (it’s hard on the eyes).</p>
<p>I wouldn’t purchase a iPad for school but that’s just me though. I personally feel the iPad has little to no use. Lol. </p>
<p>While on the topic of Apple, has anyone consider a MacBook Pro? I heard they have good battery, which might come in handy for college.</p>
<p>I agree with IAmSoCal; anytime I’ve seen someone who brings an iPad to class or use it for “notes” its used exactly not for those purposes. Not trying to bring down those who do use it, however you become that much more distracted with an iPad or Laptop. Honestly even bringing a laptop to class is a bit of a hassle…
I think I read an article somewhere on tablets for college students and the pointlessness of them. </p>
<p>5 Subject notebook FTW.
Easily organizable, everything in one place, never lose your worksheets/syllabi etc.</p>
<p>Experience: had an iPad and a HP touchpad; everytime I was on them I was wanting my laptop instead.</p>
<p>Oh, if my vaio ever breaks down; I’d either pick up a nice Asus/lenovo or a MBP. The only reason I’d get an MBP is for my production software, music, dj softwares etc… Thats only because I use them frequently. If I was going to by a “daily driver” laptop there is absolutely no reason to get an MBP…</p>
<p>yea MBP is waaaay out of my price range. would need some major help from financial age then be broke when i get to college 
. so i guess i’ll stick with my current laptop. </p>
<p>I can see how notebooks are easily organizable, but the problem with me is i tend to write my notes randomly throughout all my notebooks its just a sort of habit. So i dont know were it is at times and i do lose notebooks maybe thats an organizational problem. the main reason why i am looking into the iPad is for the e books and lecture podcasts you can download it seems pretty nifty that its possible to re-watch lectures through a podcast, i know you can do that on a laptop but i don’t wanna carry my laptop at all times i have important docs on there and if that breaks my life is over.</p>
<p>If it fits your budget, then go for the iPad. I personally prefer having my books physically, because I tend just toss my books. I don’t want to carry a device that has all my books. Again, its all personal preference. I mean, if you like it, buy it. Lol. I think I will stick to the old school way with the notebooks for lecture notes. I’m considering a MacBook Pro for just homework and out-of-class use.</p>
<p>i’ve been using the iPad the whole time i’ve been in cc. haven’t bought a single text book the whole time. let me tell you its a hassle. if all you need to do is read from it then thats probably fine. but i need to flip back and forth between several different pages and several different books. when I’m studying i usually have to use my laptop and iPad at the same time. my iPad open to one page and several documents open on my laptop(some documents are the same books but just opened to different pages). taking notes is near impossible. probably because I’m an engineering major. its not easy writing a bunch of symbols and diagrams on the iPad (even with a stylus). changing colors or erasing a mistake will get you left behind in a lecture. i’ve found that the best way to go for notes is to get a few stacks of blank white paper and punch holes in them (like 40 bucks for 500 sheets of printer paper at staples). this will be the last semester i cheap out on books. if you’re serious about studying then hardcopy is the way to go</p>
<p>^ that’s good to know. I’m a physics major, and I’ve been seriously considering getting an iPad to lower my backpack’s weight, but I’ve been concerned about taking calculus and physics notes on a tablet. perhaps there’s some sort of Android tablet out there that is perfect for taking notes…</p>
<p>^Look into the samsung galaxy note 10.1 it’s a tablet with a stylus and I’ve heard nothing but things about the stylus capability.</p>
<p>It also recognizes equations as you write them as well draw perfect shapes for you after you free hand it.</p>
<p>Here’s a video demonstrating everything
<a href=“Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Hands On and Walkthrough @ MWC2012 - YouTube”>Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Hands On and Walkthrough @ MWC2012 - YouTube;
<p>ok so i have come to the conclusion that Macbook air isn’t too far out of reach and is a better decision. Should i buy it now? or will a new macbook air come out 2 seconds after i buy mine?</p>
<p>help!</p>
<p>Ok guys decision timeee Macbook air 11.6 or Macbook air 13.3. Arghh so many decisions help me guyyyys since i will buy it soon. </p>
<p>Where are you ThePavin!!! help lol</p>
<p>Hold out for a little bit. The new intel ivy bridge processors are being released later this month and the MacBook air will probably be refreshed with those somewhere down the road-- the rumor is that they will be refreshed this month or in may. It’ll totally suck if you get the old model a few weeks before a refresh. A 15 inch model is also rumored.</p>
<p>@uctransfer MacBook air 11.6 much better than 13.3 because of its portability. I would wait a few months updated versions coming out soon</p>
<p>I have an iPad (2 and the new iPad), a Macbook, iPhone…many people are debating on whether they should get a laptop or a tablet, but they are two completely different devices.
A tablet will never take over a laptop and I think that having a tablet is completely beneficial for a college student. </p>
<p>As far as textbook vs ebooks, I personally like having the actual textbook because its a lot easier to flip through the pages in between chapters, appendixes, etc. I also like having the actual textbook, because its easier to write and highlight important facts and diagrams, though you can do this on the iPad, many iPad apps where you can buy the textbook is only on a subscription bases…But with me having an iPad, I can easily find the eTextbook online, where I can store it in the iBooks app. The benefit to this is that, on the days that I have 3-4 classes, where each class requires the use of a textbook, this is where having an iPad comes in hand. Having an iPad, I dont have to lug all of those large college textbook with me around campus. This is especially beneficial if you dont live on campus where you have hold all your books with you the whole day, and many times the walk in between classes is quite extensive. So the iPad makes it a lot light to have instead of having to carry all of my books. </p>
<p>In comparing an iPad vs Macbooks, I feel that there are just somethings that is easier to do on a laptop than on a macbook. But I rarely ever take my laptop with me to class, except to my literature and writing courses, as these classes require excessive typing, but with the iPad, its just much lighter to have and less of a hassle to bring to classes. The iPad would generally perform much of all the needed task a laptop would do, you can acesss your campus portal, email, internet, and its just so convenient to have.</p>
<p>I use my iPad mainly for bringing to class and accessing simple things…But I will never stop using my macbook, because its just easier in writing essays, researching, and writing lab reports. When I am at my apartment I only use my macbook.</p>
<p>other notes,
I dont really like writing notes on my ipad, I just prefer the traditional notebook and pen, its so much easier and causes less of a distraction.</p>
<p>So I would say get a macbook and an iPad…</p>
<p>even an iPad 2 is great device. I personally own both, but the average person wouldnt be able to tell the difference between, as far as the screen if you really dont know you apple products you wouldnt think there was much of a difference in the screen quality, but already the ipad 2 screen is amazing, the new iPad screen is just better, but the average person would be able to tell them apart. (I would however) because I an apple fanboy! lol…So theres a cheap 100 dollars you could save…</p>
<p>Many people prefer those minuscule netbooks…DONT GET THEM…I have bulky hands and so my fingers press like 2-3 buttons at a time, i guess it would just take time to get used to but, they are so small…and you know what they say…the bigger the better.</p>
<p>My macbook got stolen recently and i’ll probably be replacing it within the next week (I really need it for work/clubs/classes, especially my comp sci class . Any suggestions for what to get? I’ve been eyeing the Macbook Air 13" or Macbook Pro 13". I don’t need to carry around a juggernaut and I don’t use much memory (cloud solves everything!).</p>
<p>Le-sigh. Wish I could wait till Summer when they’re probably going to update everything.</p>