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No idea why people would buy a laptop and Ipad, it should be Desktop and Ipad.

Or just a laptop, unless your course demands a desktop ie: a games course, or you're a hardcore gamer

I've seen people lugging around desktops back home or having to leave their desktop at uni(over the holidays) because it's too much of a hassle to take back home, and then having no computer for around 3 weeks or so

I see no need for an ipad

Reply 121

fuze-mo25

Original post by HelenOn

What was wrong with this list? Why is it being negged so much?

This thread seems to be the usual TSR thing - admit you have some nice things - blazing negs. Claim you can do it all for a fiver plus Tesco points - pos'ed.

probably cos most of the stuff on that list is not a gadget!

Reply 122

The_Internet

Original post by UnknownPerson

Its not a problem for people who can afford to spend £300 on headphones ... Jealous much?

It's not about jealousy at all. It's more you flouting your money. Let's just say that I could afford to buy the £300 headphones many times over, however that doesn't mean that I WILL do so. I can afford to buy Macbooks several times over, but it doesn't mean that I WILL do so. Just because someone can afford something, it doesn't mean that they have to buy it

If any thing, if I see someone with £300 headphones, I think either a) They're buying in to the marketing b) They're flouting their money or c) They don't know how to handle their money and spend it on useless junk

Or a mixture of the three

Reply 123

yothi5

Original post by zara55

MacBook
Iphone
Ipad
Good shoulder bag
Student rail card
Comfortable shoes
Comfortable but nice trainers
Warm winter coat (esp. in Scotland but probably in most of UK!)
Debit card
Credit card

:smile:

Zara

In what ways are those gadgets?

Reply 124

tinman1

Original post by UnknownPerson

Its not a problem for people who can afford to spend £300 on headphones ... Jealous much?

I work loads and have plenty of money, I just prefer it to be sat in the bank than wasting it on something I can get for 5% of the price. Can go on an extra holiday for the same price. How anti-social have you gotta be that you want to buy headphones that cancel out all noise imaginable?! Lame.

Reply 125

hothedgehog

Lets face it... who the hell needs 10 gadgets at uni?

1) laptop
2) phone
3) speakers
4) mp3
5) camera
6) external hard drives...

That's me done...

Reply 126

The_Internet

Original post by Lamperouge

Here's mine:

Pendrive(s). Some people only need one. People like me, who'd lose their head if it wasn't screwed on, need at least three.

I only have one, but I do keep losing them, but this is why you have backups and specifically online backups

Reply 127

cl_steele

a bandalier made of condoms [if anyones seem van wilder freshman year, like that one]

Reply 128

The_Internet

Original post by UnknownPerson

Yeh but thats like saying why buy an iPad when you can buy those unbranded £60 cheap chinese tablets which serve the same purpose ...

No, it's like saying why buy an iPad when you can buy a branded Chinese/Korean tablet which serve the same purpose

Reply 129

viksta1000

Original post by alexs2602

You do NOT need an iPad. Do you think people are made of money? I agree an ebook reader can be useful but a kindle will do that job fine and is a fraction of the price.

Or you can be more organised and not leave it to the last minute to print something off?

Don't necessarily need speakers either.

Hard drive depends on the person. I do need one because I have a ton of tv/movies but others don't. Not forgetting torrents aren't usually allowed in university owned accommodation which I presume is how you meant they'd get such a large amount of data.

wow you sound fun ! :colonhash:

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 130

ehc

My friend has a blowtorch, solely for creme brulee :P

I think everything useful has already been mentioned, so I'll just leave it at that :colone:

Reply 131

viksta1000

Original post by AnnB

It is a bank holiday so will probably be tomorrow!

nooooooooooo, how could i forget :facepalm:

Reply 132

biffyclyro27

Original post by INTit

None of the other tablets are in the same league as the Ipad tbh.
With phones apple has some competition though.

You clearly have no idea what you are talking about, and haven't bothered to take a look at the significantly better offerings of other companies.

Just your typical apple user then....

Reply 133

The Lyceum

Laptop for essays. Debit card for food. Knife because most situations are made easier with one. Smaller knife so when you're bored you can pretend to be a doctor and deliver the little baby knife for the big mommy one.

Reply 134

The_Internet

Original post by INTit

None of the other tablets are in the same league as the Ipad tbh.
With phones apple has some competition though.

Perhaps, though then you ask why do you actually need this "retina technology"? Plenty of others do similar jobs

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401365,00.asp

4G doesn't even work in the UK either - well, parts of London have it on trial but that's about it

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 135

Alkranite

Original post by biffyclyro27

you clearly have no idea what you are talking about, and haven't bothered to take a look at the significantly better offerings of other companies.

Just your typical apple user then....

lollollollollollolol :biggrin:

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 136

SoulfulBoy

Original post by zara55

MacBook
Iphone
Ipad
Good shoulder bag
Student rail card
Comfortable shoes
Comfortable but nice trainers
Warm winter coat (esp. in Scotland but probably in most of UK!)
Debit card
Credit card

:smile:

Zara

You don't need any of that. But you need me. :cool:

Reply 137

SoulfulBoy

Original post by Tilly87

You don't really need gadgets, but you do need a laptop that won't break on you (unlike mine!). Get one that you know has lots of positive reviews (and not from PC world). Get a couple of USB sticks. Oh and a good student bank account, if that can count as a gadget :tongue:

What happened to Nottingham University: Psychology and Philosophy?
Did you transfer to music?

Reply 138

SoulfulBoy

Original post by Radoxhead

I think condoms, booze, bong and a dictionary are essential... and if your a loser then maybe a gf too

Reply 139

SoulfulBoy

Original post by viksta1000

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1 good laptop

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2 reasonably large memory sticks (4-8GB)

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1 external hard drive - to store the masses of movies/tv shows you'll watch in your spare time

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1 pair of 2.1 (atleast) speakers - i.e the ones with a sub and two satelite speakers - v. handy for hall parties :biggrin:

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1 Phone - any will do, Android preferred

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1 iPad - very good for storing PDF books instead of buying them (uni books are a rip-off)

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1 Printer - there'll be a day when you thank yourself for buying a printer as you print off the last page of your 3000 word essay 7 minutes before the deadline