Hi,

I will be starting a degree in comp sci soon, however I am wondering if 
having a laptop for it is a priority? I have looked at the syllabus , and 
have found that my degree consists of a fair bit of mathematics/programming 
and general ICT. So considering the university will probably have computer 
labs and the degree seems to be to some degree theoretical, is there any 
point?

Thank you.

I assume you'd have a desktop anyway? A laptop is a nice alternative, 
takes up less room, easy to take home in hols/for the odd weekend, plus 
you can take it between your room and uni easily, which can be handy if 
you want to do presentations or something.

That said it's far from essential, as you probably have disk space at 
uni you can access at home and the same with your uni e-mail. I was in a 
similar dilemma last year (tho I do physics) and am glad in many ways I 
got a laptop as it gives you the flexibility. Of course I paid a fair 
bit for the privilege tho, so really it comes down to whether you can 
spare the money for it, or it might be put towards something more useful.

Ian

anon wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I will be starting a degree in comp sci soon, however I am wondering if 
> having a laptop for it is a priority? I have looked at the syllabus , and 
> have found that my degree consists of a fair bit of mathematics/programming 
> and general ICT. So considering the university will probably have computer 
> labs and the degree seems to be to some degree theoretical, is there any 
> point?
> 
> Thank you.

"anon"  wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I will be starting a degree in comp sci soon, however I am wondering if
> having a laptop for it is a priority? I have looked at the syllabus , and
> have found that my degree consists of a fair bit of

mathematics/programming

> and general ICT. So considering the university will probably have computer
> labs and the degree seems to be to some degree theoretical, is there any
> point?
>
> Thank you.


I suspect that your department will be stuffed with computers.

Save your money for the fees.


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