What size laptop is adequate for University?

Hi I just wanted advice on what would be best for lectures.

Yeah I don't want to game, this will be purely for work and I will use my current PC for doing heavy workload when labs are not open. I've got an external but would like it on the laptop as well. Thanks for replying

If you're only using the laptop for things like MS word and websurfing, why are you spending so much? You could get a tablet (e.g. an asus transformer has a keyboard) or a chromebook rather than spending £700

Why not go out and see for your self instead of asking some one to guess for you.

From experience, the smaller the screen the better, around 11" is ideal imo

Further to my above post, two recommendations I could make are the TF103 and the Samsung Chromebook. They're very light and portable with 10.1 and 11.6 inch screens respectively. They also have decent battery life, and their specs are definitely enough for web browsing and taking notes on during class. You don't need much storage space if you're using your desktop too -- the chromebook, for example, saves documents on google drive so you never have to worry about transferring things back and forth.

For ~£200, I feel like these are very good options for use alongside a desktop.

Hi I'm going to be studying Computing 2015 Entry.

I'm in the market for a new laptop, I don't which size is the best for University lectures (for notes) and possibly to do all of my work on (Microsoft Office etc). What size would you recommend?

I don't want to spend over £1000 for a laptop. I've been looking at custom built laptops from PC Specialist as they provide high spec for a good price.

Lafite Silver Aluminium 13.3" Matte Full HD 1920x1080p
Intel i7 Dual Core 5500U 2.4Ghz
8Gb RAM
Intel HD Graphics 5500
mSATA 250GB Crucial
500GB HDD 7200RPM
Gigabit 867Mbps
No Operating System (Cheaper elsewhere).

Price: £710 - Was £670 about an hour ago haha.

From experience, the smaller the screen the better, around 11" is ideal imo

11" is painful for laptops in my opinion, especially if it's your main computer. I'd say 13" is about right for a good balance between big enough to be nice to use, while being small enough to carry everywhere.

Due to the nature of the course you're undertaking I'd advise at minimum a 15 inch screen (you'll want real estate when you're coding) and 8GB RAM. Not only will you have to put together reports and documentation for your work but you'll also have to use IDE's when you're actually coding and IDE's like Eclipse can be resource heavy. However, before you purchase any device contact the university you're planning on attending and ask the department if there's any particular software that they use.

I'd recommend the Lenovo Z50 as it comes in at just over £600 and meets your requirements perfectly. You can use the money saved to purchase a 4 year student subscription of Microsoft Office and you're also set up for the documentation you have to do. On top of that, the Lenovo Z50 comes with a 1TB of storage space so you're in a perfect position to be able to install Linux and dual boot into a distribution of Linux. That could prove extremely useful on your course if they have UNIX based modules.

What course are you doing if you don't mind me asking?

If it were me about to go to university (again) I would have two computers - one small (probably not more than a 12"/13" screen), light, low power and cheap netbook/laptop to take to lectures and do basic work on campus and one self built desktop for intense processing and gaming at my accommodation.

Both should come in at well under £1000.

For example, I would consider something like this:
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/acer-aspire-es1-111m-11-6-laptop-black-10029088-pdt.html#cat-0
And my gaming rig which cost around £400 so in total less than £600.

Pretty great specs. In fact, you won't need much of these specs anyway haha. I wouldn't spend past £500 for a laptop just for work...

Edit: Ill be back with a recommendation

I've got a self built PC which is capable of doing the programming and doing my work. The laptop will be used for lectures and doing "light" programming etc. I'm looking for a 13.3" due to travelling on a train (6 hours to some of my chosen Universities).

I'm going to be studying Computing with a year in the industry.

If thats the case then the entry level Macbook Pro Retina with student discount (you can take your offer letter or acceptance of a place on the course letter into Apple to get the discount). It falls within your £1000 budget and will definitely be up to the job. I used an older 13 inch Macbook Pro throughout my entire time in university and it was brilliant for the work I needed to do.

Hmm, didn't realize you get a student discount. Do you know if PCWorld do it?

Ah, sorry, I should have been more specific. Can you link the actual course page from the university please. I want to have a look at the modules before recommending you a laptop.