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Which laptop for LSU
Posted on 4/30/17 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 4/30/17 at 1:30 pm
Wanted yalls opinion--My son will be attending LSU this fall. Which brand laptop would be best for him to use?
Thanks
Thanks
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Posted on 4/30/17 at 1:35 pm to Lucky Loper
15" MacBook Pro w/ Touch Bar
Posted on 4/30/17 at 2:28 pm to Lucky Loper
I used a Lenovo IdeaPad Z575 all 4 years at LSU, never gave me any trouble. It's discontinued now, so I don't know if you can find something similar without all the gimmicky "yoga" stuff.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 3:32 pm to Lucky Loper
Posted on 4/30/17 at 8:48 pm to Lucky Loper
quote:
Which brand laptop would be best for him to use?
Brand doesn't matter. Specs do.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 8:50 pm to Lucky Loper
Whatever you end up deciding to buy I would suggest something that automatically backs up to a cloud. Losing class notes is a real pain
Posted on 4/30/17 at 9:53 pm to Lucky Loper
Surface pro, convert all PowerPoints to PDF minimum size, ink on them with Drawboard. I assume LSU uses the death by PowerPoint lecture method. MS office 365 comes with 1tb of cloud space, just unsync the folders as you finish the classes and they will no longer be using local storage but will be safe in the cloud.
I like this method bc I can use the very lightweight SumatraPDF to have multiple pdfs open at once on the surface and I prefer navigating PDFs better than PPs on my iPad when studying
I like this method bc I can use the very lightweight SumatraPDF to have multiple pdfs open at once on the surface and I prefer navigating PDFs better than PPs on my iPad when studying
This post was edited on 4/30/17 at 10:06 pm
Posted on 5/9/17 at 9:54 am to Lucky Loper
Go with the regular Mac Book Pro or Air, 13 inch. 15 is too big for the desks during class and they don't need anything fancy
Posted on 5/9/17 at 12:24 pm to Lucky Loper
He can get software through LSU that will run on Windows, so I would suggest a windows based model. Also, check with the College for the field he is interested in. In engineering, they give a list of the minimum specs. It took a little shopping but we scored a good deal through work for my daughter's laptop. It matched the engineering dept specs.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 7:40 am to Lucky Loper
Saw one of these at the Microsoft store in the Houston Galleria. Think you might want to upgrade the OS to the Pro version, but other than that it was slick:
Surface Laptop
Edit: nevermind, I see they don't expect to ship until 6/15
Surface Laptop
Edit: nevermind, I see they don't expect to ship until 6/15
This post was edited on 5/10/17 at 7:44 am
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