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In response to "Since the summer, I've asked around among the students who work in our office. None of them own an iPad, or know another student who does" by prayformojo

it'd be a luxury device for a college student. laptops still rule....nm

Posted by xi (aka dmuck) Sep 10 '10, 08:55

at least here

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The point at which they can get all of their textbooks on it might change that. -- nm - pmb Sep 10, 09:08 1
- maybe, but it aint like that's gonna happen overnight. ....nm - xi Sep 10, 09:11
I am in agreeance on this. Just moved my fiance's niece to university and the students all had laptops. Did not see any iPads....a few iPhones though. -- nm - Walt_Disney Sep 10, 09:05
I wasn't expecting them to be used for academic purposes as much for, as you say, luxury purposes - prayformojo Sep 10, 08:57
netbooks are cheap. an iPad would require too many accessories to be able to type quickly enough, and they would be too awkward to use in class -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 08:56 5
- i see way more people with laptops here than netbooks. seems like most kids prefer the big screen + storage for a little more cash....nm - xi Sep 10, 08:58 4
  - hmm. Interesting. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 09:00 3
    - anecdotally!....nm - xi Sep 10, 09:01 2
      - Observation is the foundation of science! :) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 09:01 1
        
        Hazzah! -- nm - lileve Sep 10, 09:01

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