<p>I thought about getting a really high-end Desktop with a netbook. (customized desktop... lynfield, 260gtx, etc) and about just getting a laptop (thinking between MACBOOK PRO and ASUS GAMING LAPTOP.)</p>
<p>My friends advised me that laptops are heavy to tcarry and told me to get a netbook with a gaming desktop.</p>
<p>What do u guys favor between Desktop & Netbook VS Laptop (Macbook Pro or ASUS Gaming Notebook)</p>
<p>Unless you think that syncing files will be too much of a hassle (if you even need to bother with it), the desktop/netbook combo is really the best of both worlds.</p>
<p>I’d go with the desktop/netbook combo; you get the best of both worlds at a low price, at the sacrifice of fairly little.</p>
<p>The main thing is that you will need space for the desktop, and you will sacrifice a little bit of comfort should you need to work remotely very often. However, if you aren’t a CS major who does lots of collaboration on-the-go, I wouldn’t worry about it. Most colleges have plenty of labs for easy typing anyways.</p>
<p>I personally have one-laptop, but pretty soon, it’s going to be: desktop + laptop + netbook. The laptop would probably only be brought with me on some serious coding sessions with classmates. Everything else, netbook (if not at home).</p>
<p>I’ve the Asus UL30A, and it’s definitely not too heavy to carry. 12 hours of battery life with a full Core 2 Duo CPU and 13.3" screen @ <4lbs. Definitely not a gaming laptop, but that’s why you have your desktop :)</p>
<p>Personally, I’ve my Asus laptop with my e8500/GTX 260 rig with two 24" monitors. The laptop is for doing work on campus and taking notes, while my desktop is for gaming and doing long homework assignments, as the larger screen helps big time.</p>
<p>probably i will have to get another laptop after my freshmen or sophomore year @ college…
thanks for advise</p>
<p>i was thinking about the VX61 from ASUS…
only 1k. and got gaming specs…
but ppl told me that it was too heavy + hot.
so i just cameup with this strange netbook+desktop combo…
well if I needed non-gaming laptop i should prob. get a laptop, but
since i care about the specs…</p>
<p>I plan on getting this laptop within the next few months. It hasn’t been released yet, but I’m pretty sure I read somewhere that it is getting released on February 18.</p>
<p>[ASUS</a> K42JR-A1 Core i5 430M 2.26GHz 14in 500GB (7200RPM) HDD 4GB PC3-8500 (DDR3-1066) 802.11b/g/n DL DVD ± R/RW Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit) Notebook Black Retail at ZipZoomfly](<a href=“http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10012166]ASUS”>http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10012166)</p>
<p>With the i5 processor, ATI 5470, and the 4gb of DDR3 RAM it should be able to play games pretty well and its only a 14" screen and weighs 5.3lbs which should be pretty portable. I would say its a good balance between portability and performance. I plan on getting this and bringing it to college along with my 20 inch monitor so that I can have a larger display when I’m in my dorm room.</p>
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<p>man don’t spend all of your time playing video games in college. just get a normal laptop.</p>
<p>What’s the best way to sync files between laptops and desktops?</p>
<p>I use Windows 7 Homegroup to access and exchange files between my desktop, laptop, and file server. Pretty easy to use, and coming from me, that’s saying something as I’m very inexperienced with networking.</p>
<p>i dont think a gaming laptop will be convenient for college because it will more than likely have a terrible battery life if your looking for a high end gpu and processor
I would go with an intel core i3 or i5 with a great battery life for a laptop, and then you can get a high end desktop for gaming</p>
<p>4thfloor i suggest using dropbox or mozy, they are both great, and if you have windows 7 installed on all of them then homegroup works well as well</p>