Taking both a desktop and laptop to Uni?
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Taking both a desktop and laptop to Uni?Should I? I've heard it's a good idea, but as I'm travelling a very long way to get to Uni, it seems a bit excessive, if you include all the other stuff I have to take as well, and considering I live in Bath and am looking to go to Liverpool... yikes!
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Re: Taking both a desktop and laptop to Uni?i have both a desktop and laptop at uni.
i agree that most people that take a laptop, never take it out of their room
i mostly use my desktop, proper screen, keyboard and mouse and far better processing power. -
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Re: Taking both a desktop and laptop to Uni?i am also tempted to take both - my desktop is a bit old but currently has a version of unix on it which allows me to run some useful maths applications and other software that aren't avaliable in windows. i would put it on my laptop to dual boot, but have had problems with bootloaders and x-windows being corrupted after updating in the past which have left the computer unusable or without a gui.
It may be worth taking your monitor from your desktop with you even if you leave your computer at home (assuming it is not a crt) - i find more screen space is very useful.Last edited by stuw; 02-04-2010 at 18:17. -
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Re: Taking both a desktop and laptop to Uni?that is one thing i dislike about my laptop, the lower resolution screen(Original post by stuw)
i am also tempted to take both - my desktop is a bit old but currently has a version of unix on it which allows me to run some useful maths applications and other software that aren't avaliable in windows. i would put it on my laptop to dual boot, but have had problems with bootloaders and x-windows being corrupted after updating in the past which have left the computer unusable or without a gui.
It may be worth taking your monitor from your desktop with you even if you leave your computer at home (assuming it is not a crt) - i find more screen space is very useful.
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Re: Taking both a desktop and laptop to Uni?Well my main laptop is a huge desktop replacement that would be a pain to take anywhere, so I brought to uni my notebook too.
I found having something more mobile is helpful as I can't work as efficiently in my room as I can in the library, so I'll take my notebook with me.
It's up to you. I guess the difference in this case is that a laptop would suffice for both your room and mobility whereas a notebook computer probably wouldn't suffice in a room.
