17inch widescreen laptop too big for college?
 

I bought a 17' inch laptop monitor (inspiron E1705) and it is far far bigger than I expected. Would I look stupid if I carried it around to class and lectures? I bought it for games and movies as well as studying. Should I get a smaller one like a 15 inch monitor? cause this one feels lts gonna be heavy to carry around.

a 17" laptop is for use as a desktop replacement, not something you are chugging around to class.

i would look at a 14" screen. even 15 " would be to big

http://www.dell.com/content/products/pr ... =dhs&cs=19

Yeah I bought a 17" to replace my desktop.

Is there a small laptop I can buy that is also good for gaming? I looked through the Dell Catalog and only the model i have can hold a Geforce 7900. I checked the E1505 (15 inch) and it has the Ati Radeon X1400 which isn't as good.

i doubt it, gaming nb's are gonna be beefy w a big screen andd not very functional to carry around

Dell XPS Laptops..that's if your willing to waste all your money on a gaming laptop. oOo:

I checked it out. WAY too expensive.

laptops aren't worth dragging to class to take notes on or anything. The good ol' notebook and pen is the best thing to do. If I ever bring my laptop with me, it's inbetween classes when I can work on a paper or something. Even then, you can go to a writing lab and work on one of those computers.

Actually, when I was in school, having the laptop during lectures was a lifesaver. I think it depends on the person. I type faster than I write, and having the notes digitally makes them easier to search/find later.

I might leave this laptop in my dorm and just rent one from my college or get a crappy one from my uncle just for taking notes in classes. Then I can just transfer it on to my mother laptop. It seems a bit of a hassle to do it though.

i dont get why you think size matters ... 17" isnt really all that big if you ask me.

For carrying around it is.

I haven't been in lectures where all you do is write what the professor says. In the courses I've taken, you can jot down small ideas and just look them up later and make notes that way. It engrains it in your head too since you aren't rushed later on while you write down the details. Even so, many professors put up powerpoint slides online so you can print them out and bring them to class if you choose. I guess that is more of a "larger university" characteristic rather than a small private college.

Re: 17inch widescreen laptop too big for college?
 

[quote="Jimbo@":edb1c]I bought a 17' inch laptop monitor (inspiron E1705) and it is far far bigger than I expected.[/quote:edb1c]


How big were you expecting it to be?

Re: 17inch widescreen laptop too big for college?
 

[quote="Mr.Buttocks":58088][quote="Jimbo@":58088]I bought a 17' inch laptop monitor (inspiron E1705) and it is far far bigger than I expected.[/quote:58088]


How big were you expecting it to be?[/quote:58088]

lol, I was asking myself the same thing. It's not as if laptops come in small, medium and large.