<p>I'm in a double, my roommate and I are sharing fridge, tv, microwave, DVD player. Never mentioned anythign about printers. I already have mine already, but I'm not sure if she has one.</p>
<p>Really, after 4 different roommates- this is the best way to go:</p>
<p>-if you really like to eat in your room/buy or bring in lots of perishable stuff (leftover pizza, fruit, veggies, yogurt), then get your own fridge if it's going to be under 3'. if it's those big ones- then one will just do.</p>
<p>-TV: My roommates and I tend to like similar shows or at least the other doesn't mind watching what the person wants to watch (since they're usually popular shows anyway). If you manage to fit in two TVs in one room and have two going on at once- then wear headphones or mute it and turn on the closed-captioning. Most likely, your TV schedules won't conflict each other (ex: Sunday nights- people watch ABC) unless it's a Tuesday night :) Find out first what the other likes to watch on regular basis and see if it's worth it.</p>
<p>Printer- BRING your own. There's the issue of ink and paper usage. But if your school's printers are free, no need to bring a printer unless you want your own copy machine with that all-in-one printer.</p>
<p>Most people will use their laptops to listen to their music instead of bringing in a stereo... </p>
<p>Just really try to be fair to each other in terms of taking up space.</p>
<p>by stereo, i meant one of my friends (who is actually going to be my roommate this year) brought like 2 big stereo speakers to plug whatever he and his roommate wanted into them.</p>
<p>good points tmp :)</p>
<p>She's bringing the fridge and microwave and I'm bringing the TV, DVD player/VCR, and coffeepot. She doesn't even have a computer so I'm definetly putting a password on it, because I'm really weird about my computer and people using it...</p>
<p>wow, i wouldn't want to go to college without a computer - even if the campus has a 24/7 lab. i def. don't blame you for putting a password on yours.</p>
<p>Share anything you would not mind desperately if it was broken...Typically TV and fridge are shared because it doesnt make sense to have 2 of them. I would NOT share a printer b/c roommates can abuse the sharing rule and never pay for paper or ink. Videogames and systems are typically shared b/c they are there but always belong to one person. It is up to you if you want your roommate to be able to play them when you are not there.</p>
<p>Interesting people are saying to share a printer, or not have one at all. All through highschool my printer has been my most valuable asset. I used to take for granted that I had to leave for the bus in 5 minutes, and my printer would spit out my paper and I would be out the door...then I got this ****ty piece of crap, and half the time it isn't working, I'm missing the bus, having to turn papers in on disks getting 10% off b/c I "shouldn't have done it at the last minute anyways"...SO LAME.</p>
<p>All I know is I'm getting my own printer, I'm not relying on a computer lab, IT WILL WORK, IT WILL BE EXPENSIVE, I will treat it like a God - and my roommate will not touch it, or its paper :P.</p>
<p>i dont think anyone is saying you absolutely should share a printer, the point is that you CAN share a printer.</p>
<p>has anyone on here tried sharing books w/a roommate?
ie, you have the same class, same prof, same book but at diff. times?
some people mentioned that at orientation but it seems like it would get really crappy around midterms/finals.</p>
<p>My rommie and I are sharing a TV, the school-provided fridge, and a bedside shelf. She's most likely bringinger her own computer, and if she doesn't have a printer...oh well. I picked up my printer today for $50. And there were cheaper ones. With all the money you'll spend printing pages in a computer lab, you could take that money and buy your own printer. And you won't be buying ink that often if you are the only one using it. Sharing seems like a bad idea and I have never considered doing it in college. </p>
<p>BTW, if the printer is on your own desk, who cares if it's huge? The space problem won't effect your roomie.</p>
<p>i shared a lab manual with a friend of mine who had lab on a different day. An actual textbook i would never share like that. Different highlighting habits, what if you want to read it at the same time? As you pointed out, studying. Get your own books, you'll be glad you did, and lots of schools have buyback programs, or you could try to sell it to yourself the next year to someone younger.</p>
<p>printers are cheap as hell. 20-50 now if all you want is printing. just find one with cheap ink. for lab print outs just use the comp. lab printers with the nice quality. cause when im printing papers at 3am and the library isnt open...it'd suck.</p>
<p>Yup printers are cheap especially if you manage to find just b&w laser printer (it's hard to find these days.. everything's mostly ink color printer)... the ink lasts a LONG time.. color lasers though..are expensive. XP i wouldn't recommend them especially yet.</p>
<p>kk06...Do not share a book! you will need it when your roomie has it and visa versa, especially the night before a test.</p>
<p>I haven't talked to my roommate, but we'll probably share a refrigerator and microwave. I don't know about a tv yet.</p>
<p>don't worry - i was NOT planning on sharing a book!
just wanted to know if anyone else thought that was as weird as i did!</p>
<p>riptide, you and I will will both be up doing papers in the wee hours. That's why I always planned to get my own printer. Besides, you never know when something could be wrong with the computers or printers in the lab, causing you to not be able to pay $.10 or more to print a paper 10 minutes before class. Get your own printer...and books! That sounds like yet another disaster-in-the-making to share books. It'll be twice as bad if the book is lost or damaged because then neither one of you can study. As great as it sounds to be able to save half the price of the book, it sounds like more of a hassle then it's worth.</p>