Top 10 gadgets for university

Most people are saying that one might be needing external hard-drive for storing movies and all that, I was just wondering if i-player is not allowed at uni? Does one really need a tv license to watch shows on i-player?

Thanks!

LOL that I got negged six times for mentioning mine. Most people I know at Uni have one of ipad, iphone or MacBooks. Presumably they all deserve a jolly good negging.

Oh and Macbook - And if they aren't a top 'gadget', you may wish to tell every single international student I've ever met, because they all have them.

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

Just to clarify, you're taking a portable computer to a building full of computers?

But seriously, universities have an off campus application which means you have access to everything you need from your home computer which includes printers, files and e-mail so a desktop is fine.

It isn't true that they are just shiny and nice. There are a lot of real advantages to Apple's products - they haven't stormed the world just on looks, regardless of what some purists say.

I mentally punch any loser I see wearing them. £300 for headphones? **** off.

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

We weren't allowed mini fridges in our first year Hall.

Is "Apple-hate" a jealousy thing?

A tin opener. A lot of them are pretty flimsy so it's worth paying for the good sturdy ones that are £4.99 or £5.99 rather than just picking up rubbish 99p ones.

Also whilst in halls they will have electric cookers for safety, if you are at a uni up north especially most of the houses you would move into in 2nd/3rd year will have a gas cooker, and the ignition on them wears out and goes faulty so its well worth having one of the special long gas stove lighters, rather than trying to do it with a ciggy lighter and fearing having your fingers burnt every time as the gas whooshes up and lights.

In halls especially in the first few weeks don't underestimate the social value of having a games console especially if you are male, and have some games you can play together like sports games etc. A lot of gamers in college or sixth form, will think of it as an activity for loners, just playing multiplayers with randoms online but in uni halls lads play those games together all the time and its an easy way of meeting people, when we were in halls a lot of the social groups of lads found each other by going round to play games and then taking beers and going out together afterwards.

I think a female equivalent of that activity is cooking, especially baking stuff, for girls if you like cooking then bringing a good set of unusual useful utensils will be a good way of making friends because you can make yours the kitchen where it all happens, girls will go out to the shops together, get all the ingredients and then make huge meals and invite loads of people down to eat them. It's a good way of getting to meet boys as well as boys will always come down if food is being offered.

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.

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

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You have a credit card as a student?! I sure hope you have enough money to pay that off as you go along..