(Solved)Going back to school, laptop.

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:34 pm

I'm getting an accounting degree (finance) and thought that taking notes on a laptop would be much faster for me. It's been a while since I've been to school. Your thoughts?

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:38 pm

Can you type faster than you can write with a pen and paper, without looking at the keyboard?

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:50 pm

Oh yes.

Firewheel · Post by **Firewheel** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:31 pm

Writing on a computer is so much faster than pen+paper that it's almost impossible to overstate it. As far as taking notes goes, I'd be totally screwed without my computer.

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:51 pm

Cool ok.
I'm kind of worried about people telling me my key strokes are loud or something. Also I'm worried about weight and desk space so a 10.1\" might be an option. But I don't know anyone that owns one. I can type just as fast on the smaller keyboard. (I just visited radio shack)
In case you can't tell, I'm sort of panicking about going back to school.

captain_twinkie · Post by **captain_twinkie** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:02 pm

Do you need the laptop for anything other then taking notes?

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:09 pm

No. Nothing else at all.

captain_twinkie · Post by **captain_twinkie** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:14 pm

Well if size is a big concern, and if your only doing it for school, like notes and such, then if I were you I would get a Netbook, the Asus Eee PC, MSI wind, Dell Mini, Acer Aspire. My personal favorite is the MSI Wind. But I have also been eye balling teh Dell Mini 9 to turn it into a hackintosh.

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:41 pm

And they are very cute. That might do it.

captain_twinkie · Post by **captain_twinkie** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:51 pm

As long as the screen size meets your needs for all your accounting stuff, you should be fine.

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:07 pm

It sounds like it should be ok, but I'll have to hit that wall when I get to it.
edit:
I mean I can't imagine a 10.1\" screen being too small, but maybe after 8 hours of work, it would be.