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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-11 07:43 PM Original message |
What kind of portable computer for grad school? |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-11 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. Both of my daughters have macbooks |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-11 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. What program? Do you need graphics? |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 07:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. On line class meetings? |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 08:05 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. if you have online classes |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 08:10 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Ugh! nt |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-11 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. Go to the laptops section at Newegg and read some customer reviews: |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 07:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Don't need a camera. Could go either way on wi-fi... |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. heh |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 09:14 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. good to know nt |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 09:08 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Many campuses will have wifi, which may be useful for looking up stuff like |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 09:15 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I see. Thanks. nt |
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CabalPowered (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
6. Lenovo Thinkpads |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 08:23 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Are the keyboard nipples still as good as they were when IBM made the ThinkPad? |
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CabalPowered (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 08:34 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Yes, they're the same |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Well they did change them (during IBM's period). The original one was REALLY sturdy. |
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CabalPowered (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 11:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Huh |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 07:57 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. The one I had was the very first ThinkPad - 350 I think. My boss later got the color one. |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
9. 1) see what the software requirements at the school are; 2) buy the beefiest thing you can afford. |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
11. My son has a MacBook in grad school, and my undergrad daughter uses one as well |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 09:37 AM Response to Reply #11 |
24. I'm a confirmed Mac user, too--They're just EASIER. |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
18. I was actually looking at this one earlier today |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 11:42 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Tempting, but it might not fit in my briefcase. |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-04-11 12:34 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. 64K |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
23. Check with the school. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Check with the school, but if they don't care, a Macbook |
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