Laptop for med?

kellogscoffey

Howya,

Is there a real advantage in shelling out money on a laptop as a med student? Do people use them much? I've an iPad which I use a bunch, so I'm not sure if an oul laptop would be an awful waste of money

imported_guy

kellogscoffey wrote: »

Howya,

Is there a real advantage in shelling out money on a laptop as a med student? Do people use them much? I've an iPad which I use a bunch, so I'm not sure if an oul laptop would be an awful waste of money

if your college uses videos to teach you and they are made using flash you wont be able to work them on the ipad, writing reports etc may be a chore, might not be open certain notes/documents depending on the format, if your college uses stuff like moodle/black board, there might be problems.

but things to remember

your college will probably have computers and you will have access to them most of the day,

laptops can be got for cheap < 100 euro, second hand etc, no need to invest in mac book pro and a louis vuitton carry case for it.

etymon

Moodle works grand on iPad

kellogscoffey

So far, I can use blackboard away grand, and no problems with videos either, so I might just hold tough for the moment. Thanks very muchos for the friendly advice