1) If you're living in dorms, think of how much space you'll be able to save with a laptop vs. a desktop.

2) Can take your work with you if you go home for the weekend, without accidentally forgetting to back up a certain important file if you have to go in a rush.

I'd get a desktop because you probably won't even use the laptop much for its intended purpose. It's more of a fad.

I don't know which schools you are go to. But in my university, there's a ton of open computers all over the place to use at your pleasure.

And, well, it's quite binding, especially if you live in a dorm, where you're bound to an enthernet cable, and you're trying to type up notes, and you want to move around, and you can't, b/c of that cord, and the plug.

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There are tons of students who take laptops to class. It's totally normal and allowed.

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Again, it depends on the professor. It's not always allowed. I've never had it allowed. Typing is a distraction in the classroom. The clicking of the keys is in adherance (spelling) to the professor's words.

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However, I am an extremely fast typist and my notes are much better, more in-depth, and more informative when taken on paper, especially because they can be supplemented with explanatory figures without any problems.

I got a laptop for college and I consistently brought only notebooks and pens to class.

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