Laptops anyone?

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Hi! new on this site....

I was wondering what the suggetions are regarding laptops for CRNA school. I start TCU this fall, just wondering if Laptops seemed necessary, and if so which ones were the most reliable...I'm not the most computer savvy! thanks for all your help!:coollook:

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Specializes in Trauma ER and ICU...SRNA now.

Check with you school. I know my school absolutely requires a lap top. In fact, all of our tests are taken on our personal laptop.

I bought myself a new one a couple of months ago. I wanted a mac, but didn't want to spend the money or time learning a new system. I went to Best Buy, chatted with the salesman, and bought a fairly inexpensive one. Figure I'll buy the mac I want after school.

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Specializes in Anesthesia.

get a macbook. more expensive but a lot more reliable...the operating system of a mac is a lot more stable. these days, i think EVERY student should have a laptop.

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Specializes in OR/ICU.

Just purchased a DELL XPS 13"and I love it so far. :yeah:Pricey but very powerful and light. Remember to get at least 2 GB of RAM if you are running Vista OS (current Microsoft OS) cause the OS will eat anywhere from 0.8-1MB of RAM just to run it. Also check with ur school cuz I know that mine supplies us w/ one. If they do, u might b better off w/ an external harddrive or flashdrive and carry the info to your home comp. instead of carrying the whole comp each day to and from school. Good luck on your decision :confused: and hope this helps.

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Specializes in ER/ICU, CCRN, SRNA (class of 2010).

I am actually typing on my new macbook that I got for school...I also got a time capsule with a 500gb hard drive to back up my stuff and create a wireless network here at my house. So, far I luv it, but am still getting oriented to mac os. It was a little expensive, but not if you compare it to like machines...2.4 ghz processor, 2gb ram, wireless card intel-n, loaded with office for mac 2008 and a 3 year service plan all for 1300.00 through the school. As I have posted before it is the pda thing that I am struggling with now.

-Smiley

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Specializes in SICU.

I don't know if TCU has any specific requirements for your computer, but if not, I would go with a Mac. I've had my iMac for almost 4 years (!!!) and it runs as fast and as perfectly as the day I got it. No crashes, no slowing down. Love it! It took maybe a week or two to get used to it, but after that, it was so much easier to use than a pc. And if you get a pda with Palm OS, it is totally compatible.

By the way, have fun being a Horned Frog! I went there for my first undergrad degree, and hope to go back there someday for the CRNA program. It's a wonderful place and I'm sure you will enjoy your time there.

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