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What Kind Of Computer To Bring To College?
Elfan writes "We've discussed laptops in education before and the importance of condoms and lockpicks. However, since its not to early to think about the Fall semester for incoming freshman, I was wondering what electronic devices people found most useful for college now. How do you keep yourself organized, a PDA of some sort or an old-fashioned calendar? What to take notes with, pencil and paper? Laptop? Palm pilot? Tape recorder? Or just too cool to take notes like in high school? One laptop for everything, with a docking station back in the dorm perhaps, or just a desktop? Both? All of this is made more complicated, of course, by the lack of funds most college students enjoy."
I am currently a graduate student and have always found that pen and paper in the classroom work the best. When I become disinterested, the worst I can do is doodle in the margins. If I had a laptop, I'd be playing on my NES emulator. It's still possible to stay a bit focused if you're doodling BUT, as we all should know by now, Super Mario Bros. requires all your attention!
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Actually, I use an alarm clock, my Palm's alarm (two) AND my laptop's alarm clock!!
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