<p>I am thinking about getting a laptop for IN CLASS use. i already have a very good desktop that i will have in my dorm. Are most of the desks/tables large enough to fit laptops? at my CC no one had laptops because the desks were super small, is that the case at davis? do most of the classes have desks or tables? thank you!</p>
<p>none of them are too small for a laptop, but the majority of students don’t take notes on their laptop just because it’s easier to use pen/paper. what’s your major? ask yourself, in the classes you’re in, will it be easier to take notes on a laptop?</p>
<p>lecture halls generally have smallish tables that flip out of the arm of the chair and smaller discussion rooms have desks.</p>
<p>thanks for the info, i’m a philosophy major and can type incredibly fast, but i think ill end up not getting a laptop. I guess ill stick to the classic pen/paper ^_^</p>
<p>It depends on what kind of classes you’ll be taking. For science classes it’s a lot easier to use paper and pen because of diagrams and symbols, but it might be worth it if you’re taking humanities. I’d say wait a few weeks and see how everything goes. I’ve seen people bring laptops to class, but that was often to goof off or do work from another class/write essays.</p>
<p>I agree with what ahsila said. It depends on the classes. In some of my anthro classes, a bunch of people whipped out their laptops and mainly used it to type the notes down from the lectures.</p>
<p>So, it’s only really beneficial in liberal arts classes, in where a lot of notes with words (via slideshow or from the mouth of the professor) are said, as they can be recorded much faster via typing then writing.</p>
<p>But if it’s a science class that uses a bunch of formulas and is mainly through problem solving practice, it’s better to write it down by hand.</p>
<p>Other than that, I never brought my laptop to lectures, and I’ve done fine without it. It’s not required.</p>