[quote="Biscuit Hammer"][quote="sheerheartattack"]
You don't need a desktop for college either. But you DO need a computer. Laptops aren't really overhyped at all, and it really depends how often you are going to travel, where you are going to spend time on campus, and what you are going to do with it.
If you're going to spend all your time in your dorm playing computer games or doing graphics/video/sound editing, a laptop would be a shitty idea. Also, if you're short on cash, desktops are [b]significantly[/b] cheaper.
If you're going to spend time where there are wireless networks or ethernet jacks are plentiful, or in several various locations; if you're going to commute to and from school often; if you enjoy the ease of mobility with your computer; if you wish to bring your computer to class - if any of these are true, a desktop would be a bad, bad idea.
Anyway, don't buy either of those things you proposed, Metal. They both are utter shite.[/quote]
they definitely are overhyped where i live (which is twin cities suburbs). Every kid going to college is under the impression that they NEED a laptop, because they've been told they need one over and over. Also, i have rarely seen anyone actually bringing their laptop out of their rooms. I guess if you're going to bring it to class that's a valid reason, but otherwise your college should have plenty of computers in other places that you'd like to go to, libraries, random buildings, etc. Also suggested a pc because his budget looked pretty tight to mention a 600mhz laptop.[/quote]
I'm assuming it's probably around $200, his budget. But yeah, a laptop with only a 20GB HDD? That alone is almost reason enough to forego it. The actual memory isn't an issue, but as a general rule you can tell what kind of package you're getting based on the memory if it's a laptop.
If you desperately need the laptop, get it. If you really have so much time in your one class and you can play PSP, you're better off just getting a book; trust me. When you have that much time in a class like that, people are probably going to be talking anyway and you won't focus on the PSP as much as you'd think.
I would personally try to save cash and get something better, or maybe even just wait to get something better after technology advances a little more.
Yeah, for college I personally wouldn't get a laptop, but unfortunately, I'm required to get a Macbook Pro. (There goes $1,200 bucks when I could've gotten a desktop with specs just as good, albeit not a Mac for a [u][b]significantly[/b][/u] lower price like Sheer said.)
If what we say doesn't really deter you or you don't find it to your liking, go ahead and do whatever you want.
EDIT: Also 128 mb ram sucks ass. The most you'd probably do in terms of gaming or whatnot would probably be oldschool emulation without anything else open (for major slowdown). If you want to browse the intraweb, have fun running firefox--it'll only take up about a quarter of that at best.
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So i was thinking of buying a psp..or a lap top...i have only money for one...but i was wondering..your opinoin..a psps would do me good in school..i am a senoir now..and one of my classes my teacher gives us to easy stuff...thati m done before the bell rings which leaves me around an hour of spare time...