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8920435 No.8920435 [Reply] [Original]

What is the best laptop to buy for university (physics course which includes computer science) and general life?

>> No.8920442

>>8920435

mac air. the uni will give u whatever computer you will need in class to run whatever program. mac air's are indestructible.

>> No.8920447

>>8920435
Nintendo 3DS is really nice replacement for a laptop!
I have had mine for 3 years and the performance is amazing
I can do programming on it and play very high graphic games!
I do reccomend

>> No.8920475
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>>8920442

as an engineer, this is true. anything like Pro E or a C complier or any heavier stuff like that may only be available on a Uni PC anyway. The extra mobility is worth it over the pro.

but...

WAIT WAIT WAIT

There's probably going to be a new Macbook Air announced this month, it will be for sale around the new year. I have been waiting 1.5 years for this. They have never redone the Air, this should be epic. It probably will come in space grey, silver and gold as well.

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/10/08/will-apple-inc-release-a-new-macbook-air-on-octobe.aspx

>mfw when my mom is planning on copping my Macbook 7,1, the last white plastic Macbook they ever made in 2011. I paid $300 and have been rocking this shit like I'm hip.

>> No.8920481

>>8920475
I really really like this image.

>> No.8920493

>>8920475
Would it be worth getting some shithouse laptop for a year just to upgrade later or is there no significant benefit to getting the newer version?

>> No.8920497

dell xps 15, thinkpad w540 and 60/61, lemote

>> No.8920624

>>8920435
>>>/g/

>> No.8920760

>>8920493
even a shithouse laptop will last you longer than a year. ive been using mid-high end refurbished laptops as long as i know and the only reason i replace them is if i have money to blow. Most computers will stay running nice if you dont clutter them full of shit

>> No.8920763

Just get a lenovo.
go to /g/

>> No.8921612

Hustle my moms boyfriend for a free laptop.

HP envy 15in, newest version.

I wanted the MacBook pro but I can't exactly justify spending $2k on a laptop when I can get one for free.

>> No.8921619

>>8920435
Apple products in general are very solidly built, same with Lenovo if you feel like using a different OS.

>> No.8921672

asus n550jv-cn270h

>> No.8921682

chromebook

who the fuck even uses programs really anymore everything is available as a webapp

>> No.8921692

>>8921682
Yeah chrome book is a nice choice for light users. From what I've heard it feels solidly built for its price point which is already crazy adorable

>> No.8921699

>>8921692
affordable*

>> No.8921780

I own a Lenovo Yoga Pro 2, light as fuck, i7, 512 gb SSD, 3200x1800 resolution screen, screen can flip which makes it a tablet which is really useful

>> No.8921787

>>8920435
>>>/g/

>> No.8921818

>>8920435
I study physics and I have a 13" (retina) MacBook Pro, which is about perfect for what I do. It handles moderate data crunching/modelling/compliling very well, and the screen is fucking dope. Also, build quality. Feels solid, is pretty light, silent and beautiful.

Maybe wait for the new airs that should get announced in a week, if they have retina screens as well, consider copping that instead.

>> No.8921863

Asus or Lenovo. Pretty solid builds and look pretty alright.

>> No.8921909

>>8921682
>>8921692

enjoy your botnet

>> No.8921919

>>8921909
/g/ autist detected

>> No.8921957
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>>8921682
>>8921692
as a guy with a chromebook I can say they are pretty meh. You HAVE to be connected to the internet if you are trying to do anything useful other than read pdfs or someshit

I mainly use it as a means of reading schoolbooks so I don't need to carry around a bunch of books like some sort of pencilpusher

I am probably going to get a thinkpad because I want something I can code, draw circuit sims and use something like matlab

>> No.8921963

i have a thinkpad t440. very light, good components, good battery life, and very minimal design. i've gotten compliments on it from housemates and other friends.

>> No.8921967

Keep an eye on Dell's Outlet page. You can pick up really high-spec laptops for great prices.

>> No.8921982

Ultrabooks are fuckin' shite in terms of performance. They have pussy-tier, low-power processors that carry i5/i7 tag but they're only in name and not performance.

>> No.8922135

>>8920493
The new revision is supposed to bring a new chip (better battery/performance), maybe a new design and a retina screen (the only think that made me go with an rMBP over a MBA). If that's worth it to you, might as well wait. The event is on the 16th or 20th or something, so it's pretty close.

The only issue I could think of with going to a retina display, is that there could be performance issues in the first generation like there was with the first 13 inch rMBP.

>> No.8922233

macbook air refurbished

>> No.8922281

Depends on your major. if you are in STEM then DO NOT buy a Mac. you'll just have to run Windows on it and the partitioning is gonna kill your system. Get a nice ASUS.

>> No.8922352

>>8922281
>partitioning is gonna kill your system
lol what

>> No.8922375

>for university
notebook and a pencil.
technology is SHIT when it comes to remembering anything and taking notes
>general life
browse the /g/ wiki or ask /g/, this is /fa/. We discuss styles of fedoras and memeshoes, not technology.

>> No.8922394

>>8920763
>Just get a lenovo.
my lenovobro

>> No.8922464

>>8920435

thinkpads are the best laptops for build quality, plus they can handle any operating system easily

as loads of businesses use them, you can get a good quality second hand one for really cheap, go for the X or L models

>> No.8922493

>>8922375
>technology is SHIT when it comes to remembering anything and taking notes

oh please, like you can write as fast as you can type
and how the fuck is a computer bad at remembering something?

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>>8922493

Not that guy, but I'm sure typing notes works great in your women's studies class. Technology isn't as practical when you need to draw free body diagrams, use greek letters and copy differential equations for every problem...

>> No.8922536

>>8920435
Wow, you might have actually picked the single most un effay classes, OP.

>> No.8922537

>>8922493

It's a knwn fact that writing something down helps you remember things more easily. Typing it doesn't have that quality.

So you have to decide for yourself wether you want to take notes faster or take notes and learn at the same time.

>> No.8922543

>>8922529
this.

annoying af to try use a laptop to take notes and write eqns quickly.

spent more time crunching the keyboard trying to remember the shortcuts for ∑ µ π ∆ Ω√ etc. than actually listening.

>> No.8922567

>/fa/ - Technology

>> No.8922841

>>8922543
ΓµςςßΦφ

>> No.8923977

>>8922281
> implying physics requires a lot of windows software
> implying it's not mostly VNCing into weird dedicated boxes/ssh'ing into stuff/running dodgy python scripts

also, ever heard of this weird new thing called "virtoolisaschun"?

also lol no it won't

>> No.8923988

>>8922529
>>8922543
Use a tablet you plebs, aka a convertible laptop.
Or use paper.

>> No.8923992

>>8922394
Got a X220T for school.

>> No.8924285

>>8920435
OP, don't listen to these faggots. You want to actually be able to see what you are doing.

Buy a Macbook Pro 15'

>> No.8926810

>>8920435
retina macbook pro

high DPI display AND operating system is /fa/ everything else is pleb tier garbage

in saying that, the upcoming fanless retina air will probably be better ..

>> No.8926823

Macbook pro. Always.

>> No.8926965
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>> No.8928387

>>8922841

your b replacement letter is an eszett not a beta

>> No.8928427

>people genuinely encouraging OP to buy a Mac for CS

Enjoy your overpriced computer that is absolutely useless for CAD, programming, and anything pertinent to it. Professors here laugh at dipshits that whine about the necessary software for class not being compatible with their hugbox, it's great. Don't be that guy, OP.

>> No.8929633

>>8920624
no please don't send the cancer to /g/

>> No.8929705

There is exactly one reason to ever own a mac, and that is if it was given to you for free.

Even OSX developers just use a hackintosh because it's more useful anyways.

>> No.8929887

>>8921957
Why the hell haven't you installed linux?
throw Ubuntu on that bitch and all the problems of using ChromeOS is gone and you have a piss easy OS to use no internet required.
Too bad the build quality is usually shit quality right along side macbooks.

>> No.8929910

I'm studying engr and I use a thinkpad

>> No.8929912

>>8928427
lol wtf are you talking about? literally 90% of my CS courses are using macbooks.

i must be a freshman or something because everyone knows *nix rapes windows, they encourage the kids to use linux and OSX

also
>autocad
>CS
toplel

>> No.8929917

>>8920475
but really, it's so much more convenient to be able to use that stuff on your own pc. you have no idea how inconvenient it is to rely on a uni machine or something else rather than your own personal equipment that you can use wherever you want, as opposed to specific places.

>> No.8929977

>>8920435

Mathematica, MATLAB, and Unix/Linux is available for Mac or Windows. I doubt you'll be using much of anything else at school.

What phone are you using? If it's an iPhone, buy a Mac. Otherwise, buy a PC.

1080p IPS ~14" display, SSD, and a decent dual or quad core processor are the main things you should be worried about.

>> No.8929986

>>8929887
>>8921957
This. If you don't like Ubuntu there are other Distros available. Also, depending what model you have, you could also open it up and replace the solid state drive with a larger one,

>> No.8930077

What's the point of getting a Macbook besides from style? You're better off getting a laptop with better specifications for cheaper, maybe just to install OSX on if you're that desperate.

>> No.8930082

>>8930077

I see what u are trying to get, but better specs sans the style laptops are WAY more expensive than macbooks tbh, see ayyyylmao-ware and msi

>> No.8930091

>>8930082
>overpriced gaming laptops
Go for Lenovo or Asus

>> No.8930099

>>8930091
>Go for Lenovo or Asus
this. my first laptop was an asus and my second was a thinkpad and both were very reasonably priced for what I got

>> No.8930139

I've had a Macbook air for over two years, and I like it a lot. I'm majoring in economics and minoring in computer science, and it's never been an issue. I also prefer xCode over Visual Studio or emacs.

>> No.8931671

buy secondhand acer c720
put elementary os on it

enjoy your macbook with more options for less than 300 dollar