I'm heading to college in September for a CS degree. I'm just wondering if I really need a laptop (well, MBP for this matter) for now. Based on the Macrumors Buyer's Guide, MBPs get their refresh around 8-10 months average which is approximately around October to December. (2 - 4 months since my college starts)
So my question is, How is it to be a freshman CS student? Do I need to carry a laptop during those early months inside the class? Will I be having some programming projects as EARLY as that which I need a laptop? group projects?
I currently have a pretty good desktop which runs Windows and Linux and I also just got an iPad 2 from my GF as gift.
What I'm thinking is 2 - 4 months of college is all about lectures? Am I right with this? Since I have the iPad 2, I can pretty much use it for those purposes until the new Refresh comes out.
I'm really willing to BUY it now but 2-4 months of wait is not bad ayt? I heard the refresh would be new case design ,faster for sure and etc which is worth the wait.
Any CS students out there?
Thanks.
So my question is, How is it to be a freshman CS student? Do I need to carry a laptop during those early months inside the class? Will I be having some programming projects as EARLY as that which I need a laptop? group projects?
I currently have a pretty good desktop which runs Windows and Linux and I also just got an iPad 2 from my GF as gift.
What I'm thinking is 2 - 4 months of college is all about lectures? Am I right with this? Since I have the iPad 2, I can pretty much use it for those purposes until the new Refresh comes out.
I'm really willing to BUY it now but 2-4 months of wait is not bad ayt? I heard the refresh would be new case design ,faster for sure and etc which is worth the wait.
Any CS students out there?
Thanks.
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