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Question for LSU Engineering students (re:laptop)
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:38 am
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:38 am
Is there a particular laptop that most people use? I’ve seen the list of specs and I’m sure there are a lot out there that meet the requirements, but is there a particular brand/model that seems to be the go-to laptop for Engineering?
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Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:40 am to TigrrrDad
No hover dad
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:40 am to TigrrrDad
The most expensive one on the market. Just become an operator or instrument tech baw
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:41 am to TigrrrDad
Back in my day all you needed was a slide rule and a calculator watch. That was when we had to use our brains though.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:43 am to TigrrrDad
Circa 1990 it was this:
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:43 am to TigrrrDad
I used one made for Communications majors for chem engineering, but I don't take anything seriously
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:45 am to TheHarahanian
GOAT
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:47 am to TigrrrDad
Most engineering students will end up needing to use the desktops in PFT. A lot of the software they need can’t be downloaded or used on personal computers. Just get your kid a notebook computer with Microsoft office and they’ll be good
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:47 am to TheHarahanian
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:47 am to TigrrrDad
I'd say a Mac which is what i used when i was there. Reliable, never freaked up on me. So i'd say Mac book pro
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:50 am to TigrrrDad
Way over thinking it. I just used your average windows laptop and it could do everything I needed. Your kid will rarely use the laptop to run actual engineering programs, on campus computer labs are used for these programs. Don't let the best buy guy talk you into upgrading.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:53 am to TigrrrDad
Any model of the Lenovo Thinkpad with an I7 processor will do anything they need. I used one in school and I loved it and now I was assigned one as my work computer. Price is a little steep but it worked like new for 4 years so definitely worth it
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:54 am to TigrrrDad
They lug those things everywhere so don’t go too big. 13” size is good. Maybe 15” which was my iffy choice I took so my kid would have a numeric key pad.
I like Dell and got the 4 year full warranty and locator for when they recover it from the pawn shop.
Backlit keyboard was a nice upgrade. 16GB ram. Upgraded graphics was important too.
Was used daily in bioengineering.
I like Dell and got the 4 year full warranty and locator for when they recover it from the pawn shop.
Backlit keyboard was a nice upgrade. 16GB ram. Upgraded graphics was important too.
Was used daily in bioengineering.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:55 am to TigrrrDad
You don't need anything special. Any program that requires high processing capability likely isn't going to be released to the student anyway and you can just use the computer labs for engineers.
I spent quite a bit of time in the ME computer lab. Good place to study and just get input from other students as well.
I spent quite a bit of time in the ME computer lab. Good place to study and just get input from other students as well.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:55 am to Upperdecker
quote:What software are you talking about, because I have a bunch of different ones on my computer? Got the student versions for free, or for like $50 for the entire Solidworks package (and $100 for Catia). I built my own computer, but it runs FEA, simulations, and renders faster than the computers at school
A lot of the software they need can’t be downloaded or used on personal computers
I have:
Solidworks
Electrical
Simulation
Flow
Plastics
AutoCAD LT
AutoCAD
MEP
Plant 3D
Inventor Pro
ANSYS
Catia V5
MATLAB
Eta: You're gonna want a bigger monitor on a laptop. It really sucks trying to work on Excel or one of the CAD programs looking at a tiny monitor (and a tiny keyboard). You will need this for junior and senior-level classes
This post was edited on 7/30/18 at 10:17 am
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:59 am to Upperdecker
quote:
Most engineering students will end up needing to use the desktops in PFT. A lot of the software they need can’t be downloaded or used on personal computers. Just get your kid a notebook computer with Microsoft office and they’ll be good
All this. I had a 10" netbook that I used to take notes in some classes (messing around on TD counts, right?) and run small programs on, but all the serious computing was done on the desktops in the Germano Center. I had a student version of AutoCAD on my netbook, but it was basically useless with such a small screen.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 10:00 am to TigrrrDad
TI 84 and TI 89
Posted on 7/30/18 at 10:02 am to TigrrrDad
All programs your kid will run are window based. So he will need something that runs Windows or use bootcamp for Mac.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 10:02 am to TigrrrDad
Just bought one for my wife (no pics), who is going back to school starting this fall. Don't need anything fancy or too over the top. Best buy has a decent hp for 379 online. It's 479 in store, but they'll price match their online price.
Here it is:. Looks like it went back up a bit already...
HP laptop
Here it is:. Looks like it went back up a bit already...
HP laptop
Posted on 7/30/18 at 10:03 am to Hammertime
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but it runs FEA
I did not have access to FEA programs for personal download. Also no reason to drag my computer down with that. Reality of the situation is I got by without it easily. I don't know if I ever used it outside of one lab assignment. Admittedly I did not take FEA as a technical elective. It's not a required subject to know.
I honestly got by with excel and word. Hell, I even used MS paint when I was too lazy to go get on the Solidworks computers.
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