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Hylian · 09-10-2006, 05:00 AM

To be honest, I'd say keep school/work and personal computing separated. Upgrade your desktop, and see what options your school offers (ie. loaner laptops).

I did a programming course and could never imagine combining what I want (entertainment, music, gaming, etc), with what my school wanted (MySQL servers, Java dev programs, linux partitions, etc). Plus, if something ever went wrong, you'd loose a lot of information.

Another thing to think about, is if you'd ever need to use the advanced features of the laptop outside of your home. Like, do you ever watch DVD's, or play video games out in public? If not, stick with a cheap laptop that'll get you through your course, and do your own thing at home.

Hope you make the right choice for you.

09-10-2006, 05:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
Hylian Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 89	To be honest, I'd say keep school/work and personal computing separated. Upgrade your desktop, and see what options your school offers (ie. loaner laptops). I did a programming course and could never imagine combining what I want (entertainment, music, gaming, etc), with what my school wanted (MySQL servers, Java dev programs, linux partitions, etc). Plus, if something ever went wrong, you'd loose a lot of information. Another thing to think about, is if you'd ever need to use the advanced features of the laptop outside of your home. Like, do you ever watch DVD's, or play video games out in public? If not, stick with a cheap laptop that'll get you through your course, and do your own thing at home. Hope you make the right choice for you. __________________ X-Blade ATX Window Case - Enermax Liberty 620W Power Supply Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 - ASUS P5n32-SLI SE Deluxe OCZ 2GB 800MHz RAM 80GB Seagate SATA - 320GB Seagate SATA BFG GeForce 7950 GX2 1024MB PCI-E - LG L204WT 20.1" Widescreen Flatron LCD Sound Blaster Audigy 2 - Altec Lansing 5.1 Surround Sound Windows XP Pro - SP2