17 Inch vs 15 inch MBP

[GuitarG20]

just started uni man, quick question

ive been experimenting with pritning out slides and writing on them, / typing up all notes,/ or writing all notes. cant figure out what to stick with

to be honest, for almost all my classes i write the notes down by hand in class and then transcribe to the computer. that way I see/write them out twice before i even start studying them...

 

[Young Spade]

just started uni man, quick question

ive been experimenting with pritning out slides and writing on them, / typing up all notes,/ or writing all notes. cant figure out what to stick with

did u have a preference?

All of my notes come out of a book; either that or it's math or molecular based stuff, so no computers there.

When it comes out of the book, I read, underline the important things, and make 1 pass that way.

I then go back, and type up all of the important things I marked before. This is the 2nd pass over the information that I can look over and I'm typing it.

I then print the notes, and study those notes. Then before the exam, I go through the book again and use my notes as a tack on study guide.

This is HIGHLY dependent on how much you retain and mark as being "important"; I have 18 pages of typed notes for one chapter in Microbio; of course, pictures and things like that cna be looked over in the original text.

Very time consuming but brings amazing results; mainly because you'll always have sheets of printed paper with the GOOD information with you; this helps tremendously to help you focus on what you NEED to focus on without glazing through and flipping page after page while being confused and worry about what's on the test.

 

[Mojo1]

I cannot imagine carting around a 17" MBP to class; even a 15" can be a lot to carry over the course of a day. The 17" is a monster and it costs a bunch of money.

Unless you really need the extra GPU and CPU power in the 15" a 13" is the way to go. Slap on a $35 Power Support anti-glare film and you have a matte display. (I've compared it to my 15" MBP matte display and they are comparable...) Add an external monitor when you are at home...

If you need a color-accurate display the NEC P241 e-IPS 24" monitor should be available by the end of the month, with an estimated $749 street price.

I've started scanning my hand-written notes into my Mac with a SnapScan S3100. No transcribing necessary.

 

[GuitarG20]

I cannot imagine carting around a 17" MBP to class; even a 15" can be a lot to carry over the course of a day. The 17" is a monster and it costs a bunch of money.

i cart mine to class all the time, especially when i'm going to the library right after instead of going to my dorm... it is a lot of money, and it is a monster. but keep in mind that the size is comparable to most 16" laptops; it is a little wider, but otherwise the smal bezel makes it comparable. and it's thinner too!

 

[tunerX]

For roughly the amount you would spend on a 17inch MBP...

Get an 11 inch MBA and a 17 inch gaming laptop. The air takes notes, the 17 will have a ATI 6990M for casual and good gaming.

While you are in public you can show off how Apple Fancy you are. While in the privacy of your own pad you can do some fairly graphics intensive gaming. Or you can do casual gaming well after you have finished with your university.

 

[NikFinn]

For roughly the amount you would spend on a 17inch MBP...

Get an 11 inch MBA and a 17 inch gaming laptop. The air takes notes, the 17 will have a ATI 6990M for casual and good gaming.

While you are in public you can show off how Apple Fancy you are. While in the privacy of your own pad you can do some fairly graphics intensive gaming. Or you can do casual gaming well after you have finished with your university.

Didn't even think of a two computer set-up. If you want all Apple, you could go base 11" Air plus base 21" iMac. If you use the edu discount or refurb, they'd come out to around the same price as the 17" MBP.

 

[tunerX]

Didn't even think of a two computer set-up. If you want all Apple, you could go base 11" Air plus base 21" iMac. If you use the edu discount or refurb, they'd come out to around the same price as the 17" MBP.

I didn't even think about the iMac. I would wait for the iMac refresh to see what type of graphics adapter will be included. Toss in Bootcamp and you could have a decent gaming platform with an excellent 21 inch screen. Plus still maintain the portability with the MBA...

 

[randomrazr]

All of my notes come out of a book; either that or it's math or molecular based stuff, so no computers there.

When it comes out of the book, I read, underline the important things, and make 1 pass that way.

I then go back, and type up all of the important things I marked before. This is the 2nd pass over the information that I can look over and I'm typing it.

I then print the notes, and study those notes. Then before the exam, I go through the book again and use my notes as a tack on study guide.

This is HIGHLY dependent on how much you retain and mark as being "important"; I have 18 pages of typed notes for one chapter in Microbio; of course, pictures and things like that cna be looked over in the original text.

Very time consuming but brings amazing results; mainly because you'll always have sheets of printed paper with the GOOD information with you; this helps tremendously to help you focus on what you NEED to focus on without glazing through and flipping page after page while being confused and worry about what's on the test.

so when your reading , its good to highlight things that you think are important and then once ur done reading the section, u go back and type up the notes. then when its time for midterms/exms, u go back to those notes. i will try that lol

what about lectures though? what do you do in that case when taking notes?

 

[GuitarG20]

so when your reading , its good to highlight things that you think are important and then once ur done reading the section, u go back and type up the notes. then when its time for midterms/exms, u go back to those notes. i will try that lol

what about lectures though? what do you do in that case when taking notes?

to be honest, for almost all my classes i write the notes down by hand in class and then transcribe to the computer. that way I see/write them out twice before i even start studying them...

in other words, see my earlier post... xD