Desktop and Laptop?

<p>Do any/some students bring a desktop PC/MAC system? S has great newer laptop which is obviously going for sure, but as an engineer type and sometimes gamer, he has a really powerful desktop system which can be easier to use than laptop for some things and frankly I would love to get it out of the house. I can picture the tower on the side of the desk not being a problem, is there room for a good size monitor? Do other students bring a desktop to the dorm? I am just asking in terms of freshman in dorms, once in an apartment some of these kids have pretty wild computer centers set up, I have seen that!</p>

<p>^ this depends on where he will live. In the typical dorm room, the desks are rather small and narrow and a large monitor would take up most of the desk top (if it fits at all-- D’s printer would not fit on desk and was placed under bed). There are shelves attached to desk that limit height as well (in the two different places D lived, both had same exact desk). </p>

<p>You can take a virtual tour and look at desk and/or take measurements during orientation this summer for a better idea. Someone may also have this info from previous tries-- we didn’t think ahead to do it.</p>

<p>Thanks camomof3. You refreshed my memory. I didn’t remember dorm that well from previous S there I think I saw it maybe twice, once at move in then move out. I thought desk had top on it like you said. S used the dresser for printer. But I can remember going by a room that had 2 huge monitors set up side by side and my S told me that was where everyone came to play xbox - ha…not what I am going for…but somehow they had these big things in there. Maybe they put dresser in closet or under the bed and brought in another little desk or something else for the computer system. Do you remember if dresser can go into closet? You are right, he can check all this at orientation.</p>

<p>^ Fits under bed when lofted at highest point. Not sure about closet-- we tried in Birnkrant but it didn’t fit there. She ended up with it against the end of the bed where it didn’t open all the way (she didn’t use it much except to put stuff on top of it). </p>

<p>Maybe they moved their desk out of the way somehow and used their dressers for large monitors (they probably didn’t use desks much if they were gaming that much).</p>

<p>The micro/fridge combo unit thing was right in the center of the room in B against the window too-- taking up that valuable floor space.</p>

<p>the desks have a little flap in the back that can be used to extend the desk space by a lot. You can also push your dresser against your desk for more desk space, since they’re the same height.</p>

<p>I’ve seen people do desktop/laptop combos - If you want to deal with the hassle of moving it, go for it haha</p>

<p>I’ve also seen desktop and laptop combos, if you put the desk shelf elsewhere, there is more than enough room to put a monitor on the desk.</p>

<p>I remember one room bunked their beds and put a couch in the room with a huge TV (>50 in.) on top of the dresser.</p>

<p>If your S has a pretty gnarly gaming computer, he could use it as a console stand-in/media center PC with a TV, while using the laptop as his primary work computer. A modern gaming computer will have zero trouble driving games on the 1920x1080p max resolution of most modern TVs. Store BRrips and such on it, and BOOM - instant entertainment center. </p>

<p>The reason I advocate the work-play separation is because even with Dropbox and the like, it can still be a little inconvenient to scoot files between computers.</p>