<p>^you can also get decent deals on newegg.com, look for some laptops with good reviews</p>
<p>Eh, not exactly a similar question but, do you find that its easy to study in your dorm versus library or some other quiet place?</p>
<p>depends on you and your dorm. Personally, I was too lazy to go over to the library (even though I lived in Giles and it was literally right there) and would do my homework in my room. Granted, when my roommate was there, the TV would be on and I would have to allot myself twice the normal amount of time to get things done, but I would nevertheless stay in my room. When I did go to the library, I found myself working at a much better pace and understanding things more. So, in retrospect, I probably would have used the library a little more often. :)</p>
<p>Haha fair enough. That's better than hearing that the TV and loud music were playing 24/7.</p>
<p>^even if that's the way I've been studying for the last half year. Only 20 more days in my HS career</p>
<p>Carr, Brown, and G-A computer labs "close" at 2am. You can't enter dorms other than your own past 2am. I did manage to swipe into the G-A computer lab after 2am, but I lived in G-A. I never tried with Brown, and Carr didn't work after 2am for me because to get to the lab, you need to get into the main hallway of the building.</p>
<p>in terms of percentage, how extensive is the internet wireless coverage?</p>
<p>Everywhere that is</p>
<p>1.) Indoors
2.) Not a dorm room</p>
<p>And some of each of those. I'd guess maybe 70% of West Campus, by square footage.</p>
<p>Oh Joe, that must be new. I tried getting into Brown at 3 last year and it was still open</p>
<p>Really? Because I know that, at least this year, after 2 AM your card restricts access so you can still swipe into your own dorm, but not anyone else's. I thought it was always that way...</p>
<p>I haven't been to Brown recently because I lived in GA and had two closer labs, but I did try to enter once at 7:30am after an all-nighter just before the marketplace opened and was denied entry.</p>
<p>Also, in response to a question I previously missed, in a meeting of ITAC, OIT said that by comparing netreg data among other things, it looked like around 99% of the freshmen last year had a personal computer in their dorms. It would definitely be atypical to not own your own computer in some shape or form. Not everyone has a laptop, but almost everyone has a computer. It's managable, but you run the risk of Duke assuming that everyone has a personal computer and planning computer lab policy around that assumption. If you really do plan on coming to Duke without a computer, please send me an email at jtm10 AT duke DOT edu, I'd love to talk to you about why so the next time it comes up in meeting I know what to say.</p>
<p>Brown's computer cluster does not have the same access rules as Brown the dorm, since the two are not mutually accessible.</p>