University entertainment setup

Ok so i dont know if it is in the right place ,If its not if anyone could move it to the right place?

So im going to uni next year and looking at what im going to be taking there for entertainment / work in terms of Technology (As i will have to buy it)

So in your cases , Whats do you have in your uni room? , Is it just a laptop or a TV etc?.

Im going to need a computer for my work anyway so im not sure wethor to get a cheap (ish) Laptop and Desktop with monitor (Id much prefer working on a desktop , but need a laptop for portability) but im not sure if i could get that for like £1500 or (Preferably) under that.

Or im wondering if i should buy a decent laptop for portability but then buy a monitor and then i could dual screen + have a fixed setup in the room.

Then im not sure wethor to take a TV , I wouldent because i can watch everything on the laptop and im not looking to be sitting in my room all day watching TV / playing games or w/e but then i have the xbox one so if i dont take a TV then i will have to leave my xbox one behind and its kind of a waste.I have a 42" tv so obviosuly cant take that to uni , If i had a 19" or simular i would probbally take it , So maybe swap the 42" one for a smaller one?

Any ideas or any of your uni setups so i can get a idea of what to take / buy would be great.

Took a desktop and nothing else. I used PCs on campus when I needed to go do work. Generally only bothered watching iplayer or other TV stuff I already had rather than an actual TV. I gamed on my desktop so no consoles, although a couple of flat mates brought their Xbox/PS as they only had macbook type things.

I certainly wouldn't bother with the TV, there's plenty to do before that.

I bought a Retina MacBook Pro, and a monitor. It works out well - portable enough to take the laptop to lectures if needed, and when I'm back in my room I've got loads of screen real-estate. I wouldn't advise having both a desktop and a laptop - just get the best laptop you can, and focus on weight and size if possible - you don't want to be carrying around a super heavy 17" Gaming laptop!

Only just seen this , This would be perfect as ive been told i need a Macbook but can Macbooks connect to standard monitors or does it have to be the apple monitors as they are expensive aren't they?

You can connect a rMBP to any monitor that has a HDMI or DVI port, provided you buy the right cable (check eBay, you shouldn't pay more than £5 for a HDMI to DVI or HDMI to HDMI cable).

DVI is the white one in the picture above.

Macbook Airs will need a special adapter to connect them to a monitor.


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