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Uni Stuff => General University Discussion and Queries => Topic started by: nacho on April 04, 2012, 12:11:47 am
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I swear there was a thread on this already, but as i cannot find it I shall ask again.
Im looking to get a laptop for uni, don't wanna spend much at all,
just looking for:
- Lightweight (as light as possible)
- Long battery life
- <$500~
honestly do not care about anything else at all. eg. if its ugly etc
not getting a mac, though. (although i dont think they come that cheap anyway)
any suggestions?
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Have a look at msy website and centrecom website. They have really good prices on laptops etc
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I just use my toshiba laptop. I haven't taken it to uni yet, its pretty heavy.
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JB Hifi was selling some crappy ~$300 netbooks last time I checked
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Get a Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E320, you can buy it online. It's $499, and has a decent processor and RAM, however the graphics card is basic Intel HD Graphics.
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JB Hifi was selling some crappy ~$300 netbooks last time I checked
just had a quick browse through them, they look perfect!
lol i know i said i dont care about looks, but the lenovo thinkpad edge E320 looks like poo, like its from the 80s or something haha
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Macs can come pretty cheap refurbished about 700 for mac air 11 inch, but let's not make a battle about macs vs pcs
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Sony VAIO SB18GGB
i7-2620M
4GB+4GB RAM
Intel HD3000+ AMD HD6470M
Debian Wheezy/Sid/Testing
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I've got the Samsung rv520 which is pretty good/not too heavy for a 15.6" laptop/and good battery life compared to my old Toshiba one - I know toshiba laptops overheat pretty quickly; not sure if the same goes for their netbooks...
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May I slightly diverge this thread and bring in tablets as an option?
I'm in year 12 and interested in a civil engineering course, and I was wondering what you actually need laptops/computers for? I'm considering buying a 10" tablet with attachable keyboard rather than a full fledged laptop.
Of course if uni courses require heavy processing etc i'd get a laptop, but if its just note taking would it be suitable to use a tablet in class, or god forbid, paper and a pen.
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May I slightly diverge this thread and bring in tablets as an option?
I'm in year 12 and interested in a civil engineering course, and I was wondering what you actually need laptops/computers for? I'm considering buying a 10" tablet with attachable keyboard rather than a full fledged laptop.
Of course if uni courses require heavy processing etc i'd get a laptop, but if its just note taking would it be suitable to use a tablet in class, or god forbid, paper and a pen.
asus transformer
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May I slightly diverge this thread and bring in tablets as an option?
I'm in year 12 and interested in a civil engineering course, and I was wondering what you actually need laptops/computers for? I'm considering buying a 10" tablet with attachable keyboard rather than a full fledged laptop.
Of course if uni courses require heavy processing etc i'd get a laptop, but if its just note taking would it be suitable to use a tablet in class, or god forbid, paper and a pen.
I used pen and paper for 3 years, only switched to a laptop this year because my workload trebled and I couldn't keep up without one.
Engineering you can use pen and paper, as long as you have access to a PC for MATLAB or Minitab or whatever the current software is that they use.