JMSS 2015-onwards laptops and ipads

[Shinkaze]

Anyone crazy enough to consider an alienware or Razer laptop?

Personally, I'm going to go for a cheap netbook.

okay...I'm the crazy one...I have considered both those laptops but my parents are not letting me get it because they said I would just end up playing games all day...

[southmelbdimsim]

okay...I'm the crazy one...I have considered both those laptops but my parents are not letting me get it because they said I would just end up playing games all day...

Just tell your parents that game programming is part of the school's special program for talented students, and you are just "testing" the games ...

[Shinkaze]

Just tell your parents that game programming is part of the school's special program for talented students, and you are just "testing" the games ...

I really hope that's gonna work but I don't think my parents will think that I will program stuff LOL

[southmelbdimsim]

I am rather disappointed with the BYOD program.  I already have an old laptop and a smart phone with 5MP camera.  I will probably have to use these as my primary and secondary device for 2015.  I was so looking forward to getting a new Ipad 

[Shinkaze]

I am rather disappointed with the BYOD program.  I already have an old laptop and a smart phone with 5MP camera.  I will probably have to use these as my primary and secondary device for 2015.  I was so looking forward to getting a new Ipad 

Ahh that's pretty sad Why not tell them because smart phone are too small?

[SKGUN11]

I am rather disappointed with the BYOD program.  I already have an old laptop and a smart phone with 5MP camera.  I will probably have to use these as my primary and secondary device for 2015.  I was so looking forward to getting a new Ipad 

ikr. I was looking forward to not carrying any textbooks because they would all be on the ipad Idk, at least im getting a good laptop

[southmelbdimsim]

ikr. I was looking forward to not carrying any textbooks because they would all be on the ipad Idk, at least im getting a good laptop

If all the textbooks are going to be on the secondary device ( Ipad etc ) then those people with the smart phones ( like me ) are going to in trouble.  I don't fancy trying to read an ebook on a 3-4 inch screen.  At least I won't be stuck with a Chromebook, that would be the pits, I reckon.  You would not be able to play games on it or install any software.

Shinkaze - good idea, I might have to ask again and see what I can get instead.  It will probably have to be something cheap for the secondary device seeing we are not flushed with funds.  Any suggestions?

[SKGUN11]

maybe I can use the textbooks on my primary device because it is going to be a laptop/tablet convertible! Its quite light too so hopefully alls good! First world problems 

[GodlyBuddha]

 

I am rather disappointed with the BYOD program.  I already have an old laptop and a smart phone with 5MP camera.  I will probably have to use these as my primary and secondary device for 2015.  I was so looking forward to getting a new Ipad 

Don't worry
I'm gonna be using old tech and lots of other people are gonna do the same.
A new technology is not needed, but it is nice too have a new laptop.

[southmelbdimsim]

maybe I can use the textbooks on my primary device because it is going to be a laptop/tablet convertible! Its quite light too so hopefully alls good! First world problems 

Yeah I love First World problems! Coz it means I have nothing else to worry about!

The subject selections are annoying me.  I don't know what to pick.  I wish I could skip some of the core subjects and just do the electives coz they sound way more interesting!

[southmelbdimsim]

Don't worry
I'm gonna be using old tech and lots of other people are gonna do the same.
A new technology is not needed, but it is nice too have a new laptop.

I hope you are right.  The worst thing would be to be disadvantaged due to not having the "right" technology and end up not being able to certain things required by the syllabus and getting bad grades for it. 

So how old are your "old tech"?  Mine is about 4 years old now although it was state of the art at the time when I first got it.

[SKGUN11]

Do you guys think that 13.3" (inches) is too big for a laptop to take to school? Considering the Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro.

[Rilin]

Do you guys think that 13.3" (inches) is too big for a laptop to take to school? Considering the Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro.

I think that 13.3 inches would be a good size. You don't want something that's too small or too large, and 13.3" fits right in that gap.

[SKGUN11]

I think that 13.3 inches would be a good size. You don't want something that's too small or too large, and 13.3" fits right in that gap.

haha thanks Which laptop are you planning to get? PM if you want 

[southmelbdimsim]

I have decided to use a macbook pro that was purchased by my mum during may. Would this be considered as prior purchase right ?

Technically it is a prior purchase but since there have been no new MacBook released and it has only been a few months since May you could also argue that it is a NEW purchase.  Not that it matters whether you call it prior or new purchase, it is still a damn nice laptop to have.

So is it being used by your mum at the moment so she will get a new laptop now that you are taking that off her?