<p>As engineering majors do you guys take your laptop to class? I'm trying to decide whether I should get a 15" or something more portable, or even just bring my desktop and hold off on a laptop for a while.</p>
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<p>get a 15". It’s small enough to bring around, but the screen is still a decent size. I don’t see the point in holding off on it.</p>
<p>Why do you need to take your laptop to class? Shouldn’t you be paying attention to lecture?</p>
<p>Depends if it’s a math based course. It’s really not practical to bring a laptop when you’re writing equations. It’s nice for a history, POLS or government class with lots of writing. People also tend to get on facebook and stuff, so I shy away from bringing mine. I would say 1/10 people in my classes bring their laptop (at Texas A&M).</p>
<p>I wasn’t asking for entertainment purposes, I wasn’t sure if engineers took them to class to assist with notes or if you were required to bring it to class for matlab or any other sort of software to use in class. Believe me, I’m paying for college myself, I definately won’t be goofing off during lecture lol.</p>
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<p>There are plenty of valid reasons to take your laptop to class.</p>
<p>To answer your question, I think 15" is too big. I use my netbook all of the time and it is the perfect size.</p>
<p>I do, because most of my classes are powerpoint lecture based. I don’t usually take notes in my classes, but I like to follow along with the powerpoints just so I don’t have to squint at the board sometimes.</p>
<p>I’ve never found a laptop useful in class.</p>
<p>I never used one in class. I actually just now bought one, a 15" with 1080p screen so it’s still easily portable, but I have alot of screen space. </p>
<p>I think a desktop would do, but a laptop is just easier to transport during the occasional trips between school and home. I’d also be able to work away from my room if ever necessary, but there are also computer labs for that.</p>
<p>I’d say if you’re a person that likes desktops to only contemplate getting a netbook. You’ll have enough power to run powerpoint in class, can do a little bit of excel or wordprocessing if needed, and if bigger guns are needed there are computer labs or your computer at home. No real reason to drop a few hundred bucks extra on a full powered laptop when you really don’t need it.</p>
<p>I’d also totally recommend throwing any school related computer work onto a Dropbox account or something of the sort so you can easily access it from anywhere on campus and don’t have to worry about keeping versions consistent across computers.</p>
<p>Too many equations and diagrams. I never take my laptop unless I know I’m going to be bored out of my mind that day for some reason :p</p>
<p>Most e’schools are very specific about the computer requirements for their incoming freshman. I’d check with your school.</p>
<p>I would never bring a laptop to class. A TI-83+ would suffice for calculations. Most of the symbols, formulas, equations,etc. would be hard to type out.</p>