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THE ONE LAPTOP QUESTION MY NURSING SENIORS ALL ANSWERED DIFFERENTLY ugh

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  1. Bea
    @bea_solid

    Question for people who already went through nursing: what did your laptop actually need to do? Course software, battery life in lecture halls, weight in a backpack, all of it. i have roughly 1200 euros and i lean toward a big sharp screen. i'd love to hear what you would buy again and what u regret. Bonus points if u can tell me what you would skip, because every extra feature seems to cost more than it should. thx in advance!!

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  2. Sara N.
    @sara_signal

    hmmm avoid teh cheapest models with 8GB and an eMMC or small SSD... they feel fine in the store and miserable a year later with a browser full of tabs and a video call running.

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  3. Noah Moreau
    @bufferrider

    for me it was the update. swapped it and boom, fixed. ok this thread just saved my weekend good luck man!

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  4. Soren Olsen
    @proxygremlin
    in reply to @bufferrider

    oh ive been there lol check if your university has student discounts with laptop makers. many do, and it can push u one tier up for teh same budget. fingers crossed 🤞

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  9. Bea Sato
    @bea.sato
    in reply to @early_rider237

    buy the laptop, then spend a bit on a sleeve, a warranty that covers accidents if you are clumsy, and a backup drive or cloud storage... losing a thesis is worse than a slow CPU.

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  10. Gabe Jansen
    @gjansen-3oq

    Battery life matters more than benchmarks for students 😭 You will sit in lecture halls with two outlets for two hundred people. Look for reviews with real battery tests, not the manufacturer's numbers.

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  11. Sara N.
    @sara_signal

    been there man check ur departments software list before buying. Some economics programs need Windows only tools, some need a dedicated GPU, and some run fine in a browser. The syllabus answers this better than any forum.

    lol

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  12. Camila M.
    @camila.mendes40

    came here to say exactly this, reading this at 2am instead of sleeping, no regrets

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  14. Freya L.
    @tensor_tinker

    ok so prioritise in this order: 16GB of RAM, a dceent SSD (512GB at least), a screen u can look at for hours, then the processor. RAM and storage are the parts that make a laptop feel old in year three, and on many thin laptops they are soldered. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  15. Gabe Jansen
    @gjansen-3oq

    reading this at 2am instead of sleeping, no regrets any ideas??

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  16. Camila M.
    @camila.mendes40

    hmm idk id actually push for a slightly older but higher tier business laptop, refurbished from a reputable seller. Better keyboard, better build, easier to repair, and they survive backpacks. idk maybe im wrong lol

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  17. Liv Mendes
    @buffergarage

    omg finally ok update: did what @proxygremlin said and its fine now. @proxygremlin what did u end up doing in the end

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