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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 馃

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  5. Tariq
    @copper_loop525

    馃憖

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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 馃槶 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 馃し

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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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