Question about laptops

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>For those of guys who have their own laptops, how exactly do you guys use it?</p>

<p>that is, do you cary it to classes take notes on it and stuff, or just use it in your room or library when you study?</p>

<p>because i wanna buy a laptop and the one i liked is 17" and 10 pounds so i am wondering if i should buy it or not, on the pus side it is a complete media center with a video input to watch TV and stuff too. Nice 1 gb memory and 160 gb hard drives.</p>

<p>negative: it is just huge and not that portable, however after lugging my backpack around in high i am sure it will feel light, but yeah 10 pounds!</p>

<p>so any opinions would help.</p>

<p>Thank you</p>

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<p>At least for the sciences and the GE classes I've been in, the very few people who bring their laptops are usually just playing games on them in class or web surfing. </p>

<p>I think having a laptop is much more convient, especially if you plan to go home a lot and need to do school work on your laptop. Pen and paper should be just fine for your classes, so you shouldn't be lugging it around anyways.</p>

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<p>Do professors allow for students to "type" notes instead of using the traditional pen and paper?</p>

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<p>I haven't seen one who hasn't yet (there really should be no reason for them to not allow it)</p>

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<p>I have taken my laptop to class this quarter and taken notes on it... it's been pretty convenient. I've been taking 4 Geography upper divs, though, and when I take science classes I don't use my laptop. I would recommend having a laptop--I didn't have one last year and it sucked, so I saved up and bought myself one this year.</p>

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<p>I used my laptop for notes in most classes for a couple of reasons:</p>

<ol>
<li> I'm a much faster typist than traditional writer</li>
<li> I can't read my own damned handwriting</li>
<li> It let me check e-mails or reread notes between classes</li>
<li> I could print out my notes and share them with a study group</li>
</ol>

<p>I never had a professor that was opposed to laptops, but I hear it's a growing trend.</p>

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<p>What's a growing trend? Opposition to the use of laptops in classrooms?</p>

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<p>Yeah, some professors believe that lappys get used more for distractions than actual notetaking.</p>

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<p>But the majority of profs isn't against it, right? It would be more convenient than standard note-taking.</p>

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<p>No, I never had one that was opposed to lappys.</p>

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<p>how many people really actually bring a laptop to class?</p>

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<p>I found that very few undergrads bring laptops to class.</p>

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<p>Very few, but it seems like more do in Upper Div classes.</p>

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<p>i know practically nothing about computers....so what brand/type of laptop should i buy?</p>

<p>pc or mac?</p>

<p>as for storage space and all that other stuff, what do you guys recommend?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>collegeohmy, buy whichever you are more comfortable using. If you feel like switching between PC and Mac, just go to your computer store and try both out and see which one you like. Just don't be misled by the salesman :)</p>

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<p>collegeohmy,</p>

<p>Very few laptops will offer large amounts of storage, almost necessitating the use of an external hard drive or a DVD burner. As for buying a laptop, go with what will offer you the best long- and short-term benefits. Read up on reviews, shop around, and ultimately go with what you think will serve you the best. </p>

<p>But don't go in knowing "practically nothing." That's like buying a car with your checkbook opened at the start.</p>

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<p>go with mac for sure! they have great new laptops out. there r a million reasons to go with mac but it will take too much space to list them :) just go to apple.com and click 'get a mac' and see how great they r!</p>

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<p>iliketodomath,</p>

<p>Either an Apple or Lenovo, if you ask me...</p>

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<p>what is a lenovo?</p>

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<p>Lenovo is the company that bought the IBM Thinkpad line.</p>