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Recommendation for 'Computer Science' grad ?

  • 17-09-2013 3:42pm
    #1
    Piliger
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    My son is entering 1st year Computer Science in DIT. He already has a sh1t hot PC desktop so he just needs a laptop for ancillary needs. I also don't believe he needs a CD/DVD drive.
    I would imagine that a 13" screen would be beest ? as the bigger the screen the heavier for lugging it around ? Or is 13" too small ?

    edit: I meant to say "undergrad" in the header, sorry.


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  • #2
    johneire31
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    Why not just ask him, he will know exactly what he wants and needs

    j


  • #3
    Piliger
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    johneire31 wrote: »
    Why not just ask him, he will know exactly what he wants and needs.j

    If only life were that simple :P He is receiving all kinds of conflicting advice from people ... one minute they say you don't really need a laptop, the next that he will need a powerful one in final year for gaming work. He is confused and looking to me to narrow it down, as I have been ' in' to computers etc for a long tie - however I have mainly been a Mac guy :D and I can't afford a Mac laptop.

    I want to suggest to him one or two suggestions. Something of medium power, 15", no DVD drive, not too heavy, reliable. not too expensive. In two or three years we can look again.


  • #4
    Grimebox
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    Do you already live in Dublin? I'm asking if he will have continued access to his desktop, if that's the case, I don't think he will need a laptop at all at first. It is certainly convenient to have one but it is not 100% needed at all.

    If you have to get one, get a small one with lowish specs. The sh!t hot PC can be used for anything strenuous.

    I don't know what the course is in DIT is like but I just completed a 4 year CS degree in TCD; the most CPU intensive I did related to college was running Visual Studio and Eclipse.


  • #5
    Piliger
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    Thanks Grimebox.


  • #6
    galwayjohn89
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    Depending how much coding he does a 13" might be too small. I'm doing a CS course at the moment with a 15.4" screen and at times, wish it was bigger. Although I have seen people attempt programming on a netbook.


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  • #7
    Grimebox
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    Assuming he's got a monitor at home, that won't be a problem.


  • #8
    Piliger
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    Vuzuggu wrote: »
    Depending how much coding he does a 13" might be too small. I'm doing a CS course at the moment with a 15.4" screen and at times, wish it was bigger. Although I have seen people attempt programming on a netbook.

    Thanks. Why is a 13" too small ? eyesight ? Also which chip ? does it really need the latest ? i7 or is it i5 ?


  • #9
    galwayjohn89
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    Grimebox wrote: »
    Assuming he's got a monitor at home, that won't be a problem.

    Depends where he does his programming. I did most of mine in College and found doing it all on my laptop much easier.
    Piliger wrote: »
    Thanks. Why is a 13" too small ? eyesight ? Also which chip ? does it really need the latest ? i7 or is it i5 ?

    Just the more code you can see the easier, especially on group projects where the code has to interact, I find it easier to have two pages of code open side by side.

    Mine is an i3 from 2007 (i think) does me fine.


  • #10
    Piliger
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    Vuzuggu wrote: »
    Just the more code you can see the easier, especially on group projects where the code has to interact, I find it easier to have two pages of code open side by side.
    Ah interesting
    Mine is an i3 from 2007 (i think) does me fine.
    ok .... So one of these Asus Vivobooks would fit the bill ?


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