When I was at college a decade* ago, there were quite a few student carrying around an iPad with a keyboard cover, and doing all of their schoolwork on that. Heck, I understood the draw the moment I did the same with the (doomed, but then-novel) Surface RT. That thing was lightweight and lasted all day without needing to worry about finding an outlet, which is a big deal when you're running to a different lecture hall every couple of hours.
For some disciplines, especially anything involving CAD, I think desktop computer is still necessary. That said, I think you'd be surprised just how much of a typical college education can be done on nothing more than a basic tablet and a handful of productivity apps.
* (...wow, it really was a decade. How the time flies.)
> I think you'd be surprised just how much of a typical college education can be done on nothing more than a basic tablet and a handful of productivity apps.
I think upon reflection this is less surprising than you might initially find it. After all, college predates computers.
For some disciplines, especially anything involving CAD, I think desktop computer is still necessary. That said, I think you'd be surprised just how much of a typical college education can be done on nothing more than a basic tablet and a handful of productivity apps.
* (...wow, it really was a decade. How the time flies.)