<p>could anyone tell me how large is a typical desk at Carnegie Mellon. I have two types of notebooks: 19<em>26 (cm) and 20</em> 30, will my larger notebook fit in with the desks in the classroom and dorms? thanks.</p>
<p>The dorm desks are pretty large. you shouldn’t have a problem fitting a laptop on it.</p>
<p>Classroom deskspace is also plenty too. You shouldn’t have to worry about your notebook being too big.</p>
<p>lecture hall desks are sometimes quite small but I’ve seen people use 17 inch laptops on them…not sure how much fun that was though</p>
<p>shouldn’t be a problem at all really if you have a 15.4 inch screen or smaller</p>
<p>I don’t get why people use laptops in class… It’s only a distraction.</p>
<p>I think it’s easier to take notes on, especially when your professor talks really fast. It’s also easier to read the notes afterwards too.</p>
<p>Sometimes in CS, people are half-listening while doing a programming assignment for the class they’re sitting in.</p>
<p>for biology classes, it’s really helpful to be able to google a diagram and type notes under it rather than attempting to draw it in handwritten notes and label everything. and it’s a big plus when it comes to organization and studying for finals - typed notes end up much neater :)</p>