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08-16-2010 at 06:12 PM
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Laptop vs Pen/Paper
Which is better for classes?
Or which one do you prefer the best?
Both seem to have their pro's and con's, just wondering what you guys thought
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08-16-2010 at 06:19 PM
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Pencil and paper, even though I love my computer and am on it hours a day haha.
I had every intention of going the laptop route when I started university, but you just can't match the organization, personalization, and studying ease that good old-fashioned handwritten notes give you.
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08-16-2010 at 06:19 PM
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well it acutally depends on you. if u feel more comfortable on a laptop taking notes then i suggest using ur laptop whereas if u cant type fast like me then pen and paper would work better.
also for some courses such as math and chemistry i would suggest using pen and paper
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08-16-2010 at 06:22 PM
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Laptop is a huge distraction (not only for you but for other people too), and many lecture halls have small-folding-desk things and your laptop may drop if you're not careful enough.
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Old is Gold, Pen & Paper
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08-16-2010 at 06:32 PM
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If you're faster at writing than typing, then go with pen and paper.
Laptops can be convenient otherwise.
However, if you're a course where you might need to draw diagrams and whatnot, it's good to keep pen and paper with you either way
(or get a tablet. More than 70% of my notes are handwritten but done on a tablet =/)
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08-16-2010 at 06:33 PM
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Theres only 2 things most people do in class...
Games: Laptop
Notes: pen + paper
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If you don't want to fail, get some the higher end disposable pens(I use the white-translucent Bic) and a McMaster 5 subject notebook. This setup doesn't break your back or bank and it gives you freedom to learn. I also make the notebook mine by taping my timetable to the inside cover
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08-16-2010 at 06:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by madhur7
well it acutally depends on you. if u feel more comfortable on a laptop taking notes then i suggest using ur laptop whereas if u cant type fast like me then pen and paper would work better.
also for some courses such as math and chemistry i would suggest using pen and paper
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I would add physics to that list. Pretty much any course that requires a lot of numbers and symbols.
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08-16-2010 at 07:11 PM
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I use pen and paper, even the the classes where you would usually see a lot of laptops (Humanities, Soc Sci...). But I'm ridiculously fast at writing, so it might be different.
Try them both, but I wouldn't go out and buy a laptop just for notes.
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08-16-2010 at 07:21 PM
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I just buy 1 notebook per subject. I only end up using 1-2 notebooks by the end of the year since the other subjects do not require one.. but w/e notebooks are cheap @ walmart.
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08-16-2010 at 07:22 PM
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I use pen and paper.
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08-16-2010 at 07:23 PM
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And notebooks are great. And get at least 200pg notebooks.
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08-16-2010 at 07:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blackdragon
I just buy 1 notebook per subject. I only end up using 1-2 notebooks by the end of the year since the other subjects do not require one.. but w/e notebooks are cheap @ walmart.
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Ya, I started doing the same thing at the beginning of last semester. It's a lot easier since notebooks take up little space compared to binders.
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08-16-2010 at 07:29 PM
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Ya I hate binders because they take up so much room.
But I hate writing on the back of pages in notebooks because the rings get in the way.
I'm in a predicament :$
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