Desktop/MBA vs Mbp 15/Retina?
So I'm currently a high school senior and will buy a new computer for college.
My current laptop's keyboard is broken so I'm making do with a separate keyboard and monitor, so that means I won't be bringing this laptop to college.
I was wondering what set up I should get. My aunt bought my sister her Macbook Air for her graduation present, and said she'd do the same for me (not the Macbook Air, just giving me a certain amount of $ to buy myself a computer)
I plan on getting a part time job just to save up some money and have money to splurge on goodies.
One of my ideas for spending was a gaming desktop, specifically one I would build myself.
Now the problem is that I'm not sure if I would exactly need a desktop to fulfill my gaming needs, and the process of bringing the desktop to college.
Currently the only games I play are League of Legends, Diablo 3, Counter Strike Source, Smite, and most definitely Guild Wars 2 when I get a new computer because my current computer cannot handle it.
My friend built his own PC and his specs are pretty amazing, and he claims he would use that PC for more than 10 years, and would bring it to college. It's not just the specs that caught my attention, but the lifespan of his computer. I do hope to get into graduate studies, so a computer that would last me 8 years+ would be awesome, and I'm not sure if 1 laptop would last me that long.
I don't plan on getting a gaming laptop since I need a Mac OS to communicate due to the fact that most of my friends have a Macbook and chatting through iChat is extremely efficient, and why get a gaming laptop when I can build my own PC?
So here are my questions:
Do people bring their desktop to college? Is it silly to bring it as it can be a major distraction?
Does a biological science major require a computer of this caliber?
Can a Macbook Pro 15" or Retina play Guild Wars 2 efficiently, as I see that being my most graphic intensive game?
Is it annoying to lug around a 15" laptop whereas a 11" or 13" is much easier?
5 Comments • Newest first
[quote=Odessa]Yea if your willing to spend that much money.[/quote]
If the PC will last me that long (longer than laptops I really hope), I'm all up for it.
[quote=Odessa]If your living in a dorm just build a PC.[/quote]
So it would be better to get a gaming pc, and then just have a macbook air for note taking/study sessions, right?
[quote=Odessa]Since when are Gaming Desktops silly? Do you use a HP Computer with bloated software no one uses?[/quote]
That's what the last guy said. I don't know why it would be silly
[quote=malapo]His computer might last 10 years for casual use, but it'll still be very outdated. It won't be able to run the games in 10 years, at least not at decent settings.
Why would you spend $1.7k on a MBP 15, or even more ($2k) for retina, just to play LoL/GW2?
Gaming laptops are silly. Spending your budget on a gaming desktop for college sounds even sillier.[/quote]
If gaming laptops are silly, and gaming desktops is sillier, what would be a better option?
And I'n not purely buying a macbook for games, but for school and communication (iChat)
if you want to play games get a cheaper windows pc for half its price
and people don't bring their desktops to college o.o how are you planning carrying a huge box everyday to it?
they usually use tablets or laptops