| Mine chose a big 17" enhanced screen "desktop replacement" laptop. For her, being not too geeky, it works fine and she does take it to the coffee house and to the library but seldom to class. She was told by the salesman that at that size she'd only move it rarely. Well, she's done more than that but has become quiet adept at the little usb drives. She has a couple of different sizes and then makes use of the common computers around campus. Especially helpful at the writing center.
I asked her about the tradeoff and she's "happy" with her choice, especially prefers it to a smaller laptop when she is using the computer for entertainment playback like watching downloaded Grey's Anatomy (she's not a gamer).
She takes copious handwritten notes and transcribes them every night (while adding material from the text that corresponds). This is just a higher tech way of how I used to do it.
Not a perfect compromise but a livable one. |