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- kg4gyt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2At VT its used pretty much all the time in every engineering class. It gets plenty of use, but since it sees so much use, many students feel that deserve some more choice, as the requirements are fairly high. Having just completed my first year at Virginia Tech in Electical Engineering, I see no need for a tablet computer. My dual boot ThinkPad has worked just fine so far.
Also, Apple conducted a pilot program last year in which they provided students with laptops in engineering to see how they did. With VirtualPC and now BootCamp, theres no need for a purely windows machine such as a tablet, most students want to keep Windows, but ditch the tablet idea, however the school has no reason to ditch Dell, and Apple. Most students just want a little more choice. The requirements for next year are attached.
http://www.eng.vt.edu/academics/comp_require.php - m4ff3w, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'm a ME student at the University of Texas - San Antonio. I use the hell out of my TabletPC. It is the greatest thing on earth for note taking.
- utdrew182, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1As an engineering student at another school I was told to buy a laptop my sophomore year. 110 credit hours later that thing has seen maybe 50 hours of use for classes. Many instructors will not even allow open laptops during lectures. Many schools have requirements like these that are either badly thought out or not very well utilized in the classroom. I guess it's cheaper to have the student’s fork out for their own gear under the guise of mobility then just supplying an on campus lab with adequate computers.
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