laptops in universities

Nikar2 SG

hi all,

for those of you who's in SIM or SMU or have friends in there and you're(or they) are studying Business Management, is there a need for a laptop?(either due to nature of schoolwork or requirement by school)

because my sister going either of these 2 soon, so we need to plan the budget in advance.

thanks,
nikar.

FireIce SG

it's not a need
but everyone else have, so u oso mus have
so u can play crazy taxi on the train

fudgester SG

My sis is in SIM, and she doesn't have a laptop.

It's not a necessity, but it might be an advantage to have one in the sense that it allows her to work while on the move.

If your sis doesn't plan to bring her laptop to school on a regular basis, then you might just want to buy another desktop PC for her own use. Cheaper, more powerful, and more upgradeable.

ditzy SG

When I had one, I didn't dare bring it out for fear its going to get damaged or stolen from my carelessness. I used it for work, but only at home. Laughing

FireIce SG

u know last yr or the yr before, dunno isit the tsunami or wat....my colleague staying in whampoa felt the tremors......wallet no take, IC no take, grab laptop and run downstairs.....
and still trying to detect wireless so she can msn us to tell us tt her block is shaking.....

ditzy SG

She scare tremors will cause physical errors to her hdd mah. Laughing

Nikar2 SG

thanks all!
because we've 3 people in the house all using one computer, so we either need a laptop or new PC.
2 questions :

1) if we buy laptop via SIM/SMU, do they have joint-laptop programmes with laptop retailers, whereby SIM/SMU students get considerable discount?

2) in schools like SIM/SMU, do subjects like Business Management(Bachelor) require heavy use of the computer?(more than 3 hours per day)
i mean, like, maybe there's a lot of projects to be typed out etc.?

need everyone's views on this.

thanks!
nikar. Wink

monoslayer SG

doesnt tis defy the purpose of a laptop??? Rolling Eyes

darknessfall SG

you buy, i buy, everyone buys a laptop, in the end, a project needs so many laptops meh?

laptop is not essential, but its like a commodities..its good to have, but not necessary....well, for going online and chat with friends....
the idea of using laptop to find info, is kind of crap because school provide pretty good workstations to be used for such purpose..

its like a trend...everyone has it, so i must have one too...understand?
depends on her mentality...

ditzy SG

I think so too, but if you're in a land where service centres are unheard of, you sure want to take good care of your things. Laughing

Xcert SG

1)
SMU should have....NUS and NTU have.

2)Courses like BA or Acc have more use for computers...its more convenient to have a laptop...but its not essential.There are computer labs around campus...just a matter of whether U want to go use it or be seen to be more "hip" with a laptop...bascially....a good thumbdrive is enough.

Laughing Mr. Green

M©+square SG

SMU students uses laptops almost 80% of their time.
Yup they have student package.

Nikar2 SG

thanks all!
just curious : if my sister study in SIM/SMU, can I(a non-student) take advantage of this student package and buy one for myself, at a lower price?

thanks! Smile
nikar.

M©+square SG

Possible. Or get your sister's senior to get one for her.
Each student entitled to purchase a laptop each year.

ceecookie SG

i wonder if pda can be used instead…some have microsoft word and powerpoint capalities

M©+square SG

When you get to varsity then you tell us lor.

Xcert SG

I dont think U want to type out ur report looking at a screen that small... Laughing Mr. Green

Xcert SG

by right,cannot.

by left,look at the replies above. Laughing Mr. Green

by back,there are people selling laptops on the net at slightly lower prices...with the exact same specs that is being offered in the uni packages.

M©+square SG

Twisted Evil

I intend to get my friend to buy a Macbook for me, in SMU.
But now boh lui... Crying or Very sad

ndmmxiaomayi SG

You can take advantage of it, but only the first laptop will be licensed from school. This means that all software will be free (except the OS). The second laptop onwards, will not have such privilege, and a different OS might be loaded to save costs.