Going to Uni, what to do with computers?

thel33ter

thel33ter

thel33ter

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Basically, I'm going down to uni in September, and just want some peoples opinions on this.

Currently, I have a big (Phanteks Enthoo Pro size) gaming PC, a 17.3" Quadro powered workstation laptop, and an older 15.6" basic laptop.

I'm trying to decide what would be best/most practical to take down there, my thoughts are to take the 17" laptop and the peripherals from the desktop along with possibly a monitor which would perfect for work and gaming during term time ect, but then its not exactly practical to carry around to lectures. The 15" laptop is a bit more portable, but being an older AMD system its battery life is still only 2-3 hours of actual use.

Hence I was thinking of instead selling the 15" laptop, and replacing it with a small Baytrail laptop or tablet, or possibly a Chromebook? is something like this useful in Lectures?

I guess TL,DR; What £250ish tablety laptoppy portable thing solely for note taking and work use with a decent battery life?
 
Cheers guys, I'm doing electronics (I applied for electromechanical engineering, cause it gets you in the department and had the lowest grade offers ;) ) at Southampton, which is known for having tiny rooms, although I've never looked at the accommodation. I'm sure pen and paper is the most practical, so unless I find a bargain on a Surface 2, or the Dell suggested I'll probably stick with that. I just have handwriting that would put a toddler to shame, and I found during A Levels my ****** notes caused a lot of suffering when I came back to revise from them, hence just typing everything up straight away.

Only reason I'm hesitant to take the PC is that its a hassle to cart around, and its harder to spend money on it when its far away :rolleyes:

The Dell looks excellent for the money, and I've found one for £250 on the bay. I may go wander around some shops and have a play with some of them.
 
Yeah, writing stuff out again definitely helps me remember stuff, I'm just gonna have to be so much more organised than the last few years. I'm assuming there will be more time during the day to sort stuff like that out, at college I was there from 7am till 7pm, so never had time to just get stuff organised.

Thanks for the input guys, I shall stick with what I have at the moment, although I probably will still sell the 15" er just cause it doesn't get used anymore. (Anyone interested in an AMD A8 Acer? ;) )
 
OK, pen and paper in lectures it is then. Tempted to take my desk top down as well now, my mates generally took their desktops down as well, I'll make my mind up when I get down there probably.

My big laptop has plenty of computing power. But the computer lab in Southampton is rather well equipped from what I hear. A Macbook Air with windows installed would be my ideal choice, but they're out of my prove range even with lots of discounts and the recent price cut.

Could always just go bare essentials and only bring some pens and paper down :D
 
Thats a good point actually, I guess when you're coming up to deadlines and really need a computer is when its gonna be packed. I'm not too worried about this laptop overheating ect, with a serious overclock on the GPU ( http://gyazo.com/7219d7792ec6def5db82f84a6b04294c if you're interested) and it doesn't hit 70 bench marking stuff, or messing with CAD.

Anyways, I'm pretty much convinced to take my desktop down now, cheers guys :)
 
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