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Will DS need a laptop when he goes to Uni ?

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offtoseethewizard64 · 04/12/2014 20:47

DS (Yr 13) intends to go to Uni next Sept (whether or not he gets the grades with the amount of work he is doing is a whole other thread Hmm )

I have no idea what to get him for Christmas and he doesn't know what he wants. I wondered about getting him a laptop so he has one for Uni - uses desktop or tablet at home. DH says he doesn't think he will need one as when they went on Uni Open Days there were computers everywhere. I saod that I thought DS would still need one to do work in his room.

So any of you who have DC at Uni, do they use a laptop - or is this now yeaterdays technology?

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ICantFindAFreeNickName · 04/12/2014 21:01

I agree he will need a laptop. It will be useful when he needs to stay up late finishing an assignment. It will also mean he will have access to his work if he comes home during the holidays.

Lampy · 04/12/2014 21:00

Or is he going to have a desktop in his room? Because then it's not so essential.

Lampy · 04/12/2014 20:58

I'd say he would definitely need one, it's an essential really. You can't type effectively on a tablet.

TalkinPeace · 04/12/2014 20:55

YES OF COURSE He'll need one : typing essays on a tablet is a PITA and it will be useful to work in his room or the library or the department or at a friends

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