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Re: Does anyone use Laptop/ipad for notetaking?
« Reply #30 on: December 29, 2011, 02:49:42 pm »
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Re: Does anyone use Laptop/ipad for notetaking?
« Reply #31 on: December 29, 2011, 03:09:23 pm »
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Got dell xps 16 studio..one of my worst decision in my life. The quality of the laptop is terrible, shit battery life and it BSOD on me within a month. Stay away from dell at all cost!
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Re: Does anyone use Laptop/ipad for notetaking?
« Reply #32 on: December 29, 2011, 03:36:55 pm »
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Quote from: Russ on December 29, 2011, 02:33:12 pm
Really? Battery life is a pretty big selling point. The MBA/MBP will get at least 5 or 6 hours and the UX should match that easily. They claim 8 hours on the UX but I think 6+ is more realistic if you're using wifi etc.

Yeah I dunno, I've never had a laptop before but the reviews I saw usually had u36sd at around 6-10 hours (depending on what they were running) and the ultrabooks were always like 4-6 hours. I don't intend to do anything power intensive like play games though so I thought the u36sd was the obvious better choice for me.
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Re: Does anyone use Laptop/ipad for notetaking?
« Reply #33 on: December 29, 2011, 04:52:01 pm »
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Quote from: Russ on December 29, 2011, 02:49:42 pm
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Hahaha yeah they aren't the greatest, I've got an XPS 16 now and it's not the best, that's why I've gone back to the trusty old Asus :)
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Re: Does anyone use Laptop/ipad for notetaking?
« Reply #34 on: January 10, 2012, 04:44:28 pm »
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Sort of bumping this thread, but I was curious as to whether a five kilogram laptop would be too hefty to haul around uni? It is a HP and runs really nicely, so I do not really feel justified in buying a new laptop/ultrabook/tablet unless necessary.

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Re: Does anyone use Laptop/ipad for notetaking?
« Reply #35 on: January 10, 2012, 04:46:37 pm »
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Quote from: Mech on January 10, 2012, 04:44:28 pm
Sort of bumping this thread, but I was curious as to whether a five kilogram laptop would be too hefty to haul around uni? It is a HP and runs really nicely, so I do not really feel justified in buying a new laptop/ultrabook/tablet unless necessary.



That's probably up to you. I personally wouldn't mind carrying 5kg around...it may also depend on what kind of bag you have. If you have a backpack then 5kg won't feel like much at all.
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Re: Does anyone use Laptop/ipad for notetaking?
« Reply #36 on: January 10, 2012, 04:51:50 pm »
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Quote from: Mech on January 10, 2012, 04:44:28 pm
Sort of bumping this thread, but I was curious as to whether a five kilogram laptop would be too hefty to haul around uni? It is a HP and runs really nicely, so I do not really feel justified in buying a new laptop/ultrabook/tablet unless necessary.



That's probably up to you. I personally wouldn't mind carrying 5kg around...it may also depend on what kind of bag you have. If you have a backpack then 5kg won't feel like much at all.

How about a satchel with a laptop section? Potentially I could walk around with one shoulder lower than the other? :P

I just will miss my i7 2.0-2.9 GHZ processor if I have to downgrade lol
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Re: Does anyone use Laptop/ipad for notetaking?
« Reply #37 on: January 10, 2012, 04:53:23 pm »
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Quote from: Mech on January 10, 2012, 04:44:28 pm
Sort of bumping this thread, but I was curious as to whether a five kilogram laptop would be too hefty to haul around uni? It is a HP and runs really nicely, so I do not really feel justified in buying a new laptop/ultrabook/tablet unless necessary.


trust me you dont want to carry a 5kg brick around uni, it gets really tiring.
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Re: Does anyone use Laptop/ipad for notetaking?
« Reply #38 on: January 10, 2012, 04:55:18 pm »
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Taking a 5kg laptop to university is crazy. You do not need and will not miss a quad core CPU. A backpack *might* make it bearable but I doubt it. If you want to learn with a laptop, buy one of the relatively cheap 2kg ones and save yourself a lot of pain. You'll also get a much better battery life, which is particularly important, especially with the CPU and GPU you'd have in your current laptop
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Re: Does anyone use Laptop/ipad for notetaking?
« Reply #39 on: January 10, 2012, 04:58:23 pm »
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I recently purchased the UX31. I'm very impressed with the ultrabook. Battery life is around 6 hours which is extremely fair. In every review there were complaints about the touchpad. All problems for me were instantly fixed after the driver update. Keyboard takes some getting used to however. It's extremely light (1.3 kgs i think) and it turns heads (it is fucking beautiful).

However I'm still a fan of pen and paper.  You're better off writing the rough notes down on paper and then typing them up later. + distractions are avoided.

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Re: Does anyone use Laptop/ipad for notetaking?
« Reply #40 on: January 10, 2012, 05:00:35 pm »
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Quote from: xZero on January 10, 2012, 04:53:23 pm
trust me you dont want to carry a 5kg brick around uni, it gets really tiring.

It is a decent laptop, but a bit of a brick compared to the ultrabooks.

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Taking a 5kg laptop to university is crazy. You do not need and will not miss a quad core CPU. A backpack *might* make it bearable but I doubt it. If you want to learn with a laptop, buy one of the relatively cheap 2kg ones and save yourself a lot of pain. You'll also get a much better battery life, which is particularly important, especially with the CPU and GPU you'd have in your current laptop

I get decent battery life on this laptop, but I guess weight is the issue at the moment. What models are you talking about when you mean these two kilogram cheap computers?
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Re: Does anyone use Laptop/ipad for notetaking?
« Reply #41 on: January 10, 2012, 05:25:36 pm »
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5kg in a satchel will probably make your shoulder ache for a long time :P
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Re: Does anyone use Laptop/ipad for notetaking?
« Reply #42 on: January 10, 2012, 06:08:41 pm »
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It seems I need a more portable piece of tech. Where I am going to get the money for such, I have no idea.  ???
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Re: Does anyone use Laptop/ipad for notetaking?
« Reply #43 on: January 10, 2012, 06:18:06 pm »
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you can get small, very light, cheapo laptops at JB for like $300 now

they'd be good for typing notes and not much else
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Re: Does anyone use Laptop/ipad for notetaking?
« Reply #44 on: January 10, 2012, 06:26:21 pm »
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Quote from: ninwa on January 10, 2012, 06:18:06 pm
you can get small, very light, cheapo laptops at JB for like $300 now

they'd be good for typing notes and not much else

Looking at the catalogue now. Thanks  ;D
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