Good laptop computers/software for MT majors???

soozievt
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:10:48 +0000

MTDad…I have one child about to graduate college and another who is a junior in college. Both have laptops. By the way, they have Macs and our family has been on Macs since our very first computers 11 years ago. I have not seen any kids at my kids’ colleges using desktop computers. Of course there must be some who do but I have been in many dorms and such and every kid has had a laptop. There are some things you may not be considering. Some students may take their laptop to a class or to the library or some other location where they do homework. My D even works sometimes in a Starbucks. When my kids travel, such as to come home or in one case, my D was on a sports team that went away every weekend in season, they can take their laptop with them. I imagine your child may come home for breaks and while you have a computer at home, her stuff won’t be on it. She can check mail but nothing else of hers can be accessed over the breaks. You also can purchase insurance for the laptops. You also can get a lock for a laptop to lock it to the desk. It also takes up less space in their small space at school. Remember your D will have a roommate and perhaps she won’t want to do her studies in her room but to go some place else. Perhaps she’ll have a break between classes and wants to do some work on her laptop but it is too far to walk back to where she lives. She may sit in a campus cafe and accomplish something on her break. All things to consider. I’m sharing this as I have been there done that.