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Computer science and computers

  • 12-05-2012 12:23pm
    #1
    Potency
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭


    First, just from reading these forums I'm aware that for most computer science courses you do not need a laptop/computer(never mind a good one), but I'm asking because I want to upgrade anyways! I'll be doing computer science next year around Dublin somewhere.


    I can either spend money on building a nice new desktop, or on a decent (gaming) laptop. Which would be more beneficial, do you think?

    I'll be gaming, which makes the desktop an obvious solution. But I'm thinking a laptop would allow me to get work done on the rather long daily commute, at lunch, in bed etc. Really I don't know how much I'd be using the laptop, but I assume a lot. I'd want it to last for at least 4/5 years. (had my current acer for 7).

    Another concern would be lugging a nice, expensive laptop around town quite often. Probably not the best idea is it? Would a desktop/netbook solution be the best for this problem? I'm thinking of selling my current laptop+desktop to raise some money for this venture, so I'm sure that wouldn't be too out of the question.

    Really looking for advice, if yous don't mind!


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  • #2
    kirving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,127 ✭✭✭kirving


    I'm doing an engineering course, not a computer one, but we do a lot of work on computers. In 4 years, there are only two weeks in the year I want a laptop - the last week of the semester when stuff is due in.

    For the other 50 weeks of the year, my desktop is far nicer to work on, has a bigger screen, and is way more poweful than a similarly priced laptop would have been.


  • #3
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    I did computer science and tbh rarely used a laptop. I'd reccomend building a computer (no harm getting the expierience from it either :) ) and if you want a small notebook pick up a cheap netbook for college, best of both worlds :)

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  • #4
    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,282 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    yoyo wrote: »
    I did computer science and tbh rarely used a laptop. I'd reccomend building a computer (no harm getting the expierience from it either :) ) and if you want a small notebook pick up a cheap netbook for college, best of both worlds :)

    Nick

    Yeah especially if you want to do any sort of gaming, a desktop is much better than any laptop. From the programming side of things, having a decent sized monitor (or two if you can afford it) will make a world of difference as well.


  • #5
    MiniNukinfuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 951 ✭✭✭MiniNukinfuts


    I've been doing computer science for the past 3 years now, and i've found that a laptop has been much more beneficial than a desktop to me, especially when i want to code on the go. But if it's gaming you're into, then just build a desktop (or a console?).

    How about a Macbook Air/ other ultrabook? They battery life in those is brilliant.

    Regardless of what you decide on, get 2 monitors. It helps more than you can imagine :D


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