Guys & ladies
I'm a fresher and would like to know the importance of bringing a laptop to school. I just don't want it to be a sort of distraction to my studies and also for security reasons. I would like to hear from graduate and under-graduate.
Thanks

If you like watching films, it may distract you a lot.

Only in ngr will being without a pc in college be a thinkable option.

234GT: If you like watching films, it may distract you a lot.

I do love watchn movies nd streaming live matches alot. Moreso play games on it.

Sammy107_d: Only in ngr will being without a pc in college be a thinkable option.

Am nt a comp science studnt nd moreover am nt a starter with computers. I just gave my reasons why i want to. I was only hoping to hearing something different frm guys that are post/under graduate.

My brother, doesn't matter if you're a French student. Where I studied (and it really doesn't matter), going without a computer would have equalled failing myself. I did Finance and Acctn, yet I churned out at least 10,000 words of literature and presentations weekly. All lectures were accessible online, and I'm many cases, assignments were to be submitted online with midnight deadlines. Many of my textbooks were electronic as well. Spent 50percent of study-time either researching online or communicating with profs or students. Also took notes in class by typing them in directly, cos I couldn't have possibly written enough. Can't count the number of skype group meeting and iterations of copy and paste. I would be incapable at work now without the daily use of software, primarily excel (trust me, most people who think they know excel or computers, even many giving training, don't know jack). Even if you can do goal-seeks and concatenate, run office macros and churn out charts in seconds, you're still likely less than intermediate.

I think intelligence is more about knowing what you don't know than knowing what you know. Its that way that you can know your limits and abilities, and take opportunities. I'm telling you that you're an undergraduate fresher; its unlikely that you don't have an employable knowledge of the computer, and obsolete and frustratingly slow cyber cafe computers can't do any good. Not enough that your the guy they call at home when they see the blue screen of death. Also, if a college student can't control his gaming habits and regulate movie time, he's not ready for college. Besides, I would have been miserable if I couldn't take a break after hours of study and run some episodes of House or tracks of coldplay on my bed at 2am.

Get a decent computer, one that's very good and can last four years. On graduation, you'll smile, give it a final kiss as it gives up on you, and toss it in the garbage like everyone else.

Sammy107_d: My brother, doesn't matter if you're a French student. Where I studied (and it really doesn't matter), going without a computer would have equalled failing myself. I did Finance and Acctn, yet I churned out at least 10,000 words of literature and presentations weekly. All lectures were accessible online, and I'm many cases, assignments were to be submitted online with midnight deadlines. Many of my textbooks were electronic as well. Spent 50percent of study-time either researching online or communicating with profs or students. Also took notes in class by typing them in directly, cos I couldn't have possibly written enough. Can't count the number of skype group meeting and iterations of copy and paste. I would be incapable at work now without the daily use of software, primarily excel (trust me, most people who think they know excel or computers, even many giving training, don't know jack). Even if you can do goal-seeks and concatenate, run office macros and churn out charts in seconds, you're still likely less than intermediate.

I think intelligence is more about knowing what you don't know than knowing what you know. Its that way that you can know your limits and abilities, and take opportunities. I'm telling you that you're an undergraduate fresher; its unlikely that you don't have an employable knowledge of the computer, and obsolete and frustratingly slow cyber cafe computers can't do any good. Not enough that your the guy they call at home when they see the blue screen of death. Also, if a college student can't control his gaming habits and regulate movie time, he's not ready for college. Besides, I would have been miserable if I couldn't take a break after hours of study and run some episodes of House or tracks of coldplay on my bed at 2am.

Get a decent computer, one that's very good and can last four years. On graduation, you'll smile, give it a final kiss as it gives up on you, and toss it in the garbage like everyone else.

Whooaa! Thanks. I'm studying bus. Admin. Will a mini laptop deliver, since i'ld be deprived of playing games nd that its battery lasts for about 4~5 hrs. I guess u did not school here.