<p>For current students, which is more useful?</p>
<p>Right now, I'm leaning toward a laptop, because it avoids clutter. I can just fold it up and work on a clean desk. It's also hard to play games on, so I won't be tempted to play games. Any inputs?</p>
<p>yea i was wondering about this too... im much more comfortable with desktop but for laptop.. i could carry it around to classes and stuff.</p>
<p>I'm probably gonna stick with a desktop. Better speakers, less likely to be stolen, generally cheaper for the same (or better) processing power. </p>
<p>PC's have nothing over good old fashioned pen and paper.</p>
<p>laptop, no question. you're gonna wanna sit outside and take it to class etc.</p>
<p>second that. no regrets here, you may want a second monitor for more desktop real estate though.</p>
<p>what's the input on taking both?</p>
<p>Well if thats an option it's a no brainer. I like those ported (what the devil do they call them?) stations that you can put your laptop in to make it function like the tower of a desktop.</p>
<p>laptop all the way. if you're like most people, you'll spend a lot of time in a library somewhere studying...or a coffee shop..etc</p>
<p>Im brining my desktop no doubt, and if I get there and it seems I can't live without a laptop, then I'll get one. I don't think laptops are conducive to taking notes, I am much faster with paper and pen, not to mention all the distractions on computers.</p>
<p>Get a desktop, and carry it on you around campus along with a good old cathode ray tube monitor (17" minimum.) This way you won't need to go to the gym.</p>
<p>actually, thats the sad part, my moniorr at home is a 21 inch, 32 kg beast</p>
<p>You're going to be in great shape! lol.</p>
<p>yea i noe scapermoya! lol.
i would like to feel that arm after few months// lol</p>
<p>laptop, no question. unless you are a really slow typer, it beats a pen and paper hands down. as for distractions, well, thats kind of up to your own wiring (hehe)... i'm not that easily distracted in class so it doesnt really apply...</p>
<p>The question depends on your financial situation and your own personal needs. </p>
<p>For myself, I found a laptop decent priced and had all the features I wanted. I also knew I would take better notes with a laptop. At the same time, I wanted to bring my computer home to work on stuff too (when I did go home for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring Break) it was fantastic. </p>
<p>Also, if you live in the dorms, you have access to computers. If purchasing a computer isn't currently going to work for your budget, you can utilize campus resources.</p>
<p>Also, some classes, you might not need your laptop. For two of my science classes (which were actually introductory science classes for non-science majors...e.g. Physics 10 "Physics for Future Presidents" with Prof. Muller and IB/EPS C82 Oceanography with Prof. Ingram and Prof. Powell), using a laptop in class would be a pain because I had to draw diagrams and stuff. And I'm not quick enough to do that on a laptop.</p>
<p>So far, everyone agrees on laptops, but desktops do have their advantages though.
Desktops are more powerful. Are there any classes that would require fast processors?</p>
<p>Personally, I prefer desktops for one big reason - they're not easy to steal. With laptops, you constantly have to worry about properly locking them up, as somebody can snatch your laptop in just a few seconds and walk out with it hidden inside a backpack. Desktops, by comparison, are far more difficult to pilfer.</p>
<p>Core Duos recently came out -- I doubt anything you do at Cal will require a better processor</p>
<p>seriously, especially my monster:</p>
<p>i have the same plan as scapermoya (cant really see much of the case or specs from u pic, but nice that u got a amp... ppl usually dont have those)</p>
<p>i definately gonna take a desktop, u just cant game on a decently-priced notebook</p>
<p>can u borrow tablet notebooks like at irvine and LA?</p>
<p>if not i guess i can always get a 500-700$ used dell (i like dell cuz i havent seen any other notebooks w/ music buttons as good as theirs) when i feel like doing so</p>
<p>i m not sure but i'd bet 1k$ notebooks r much more commonly stolen than 2k$ or 500$ ones</p>
