[y.funyuns]

I see a lot of people at school with tablets. Some even take notes on them from class. Personally I prefer a pen and notebook. But whatever floats your boat. Invest in some good headphones. I use mine ALL the time. And I used to bring my psp but I started looking pretty dumb when I got too into it..

[silvergray545]

I suggest that you get a nice laptop and smartphone at the bare minimum.

You will need a quality laptop throughout your college career. You will use it for writing papers, taking notes, reading ebooks, excel if you're a business major, engineering programs for those engineering majors and for whatever else you do on a daily basis.

When I started college, I bought a 15" MacBook Pro. It has been my work horse since day one and has never really gave me many problems. If I had to do it again, I would probably buy a 13" MBP or a MacBook Air. The 15" MBP isn't huge but throw text books, note books and other stuff in your book bag with it and it becomes huge.

I agree with everyone else, get a smartphone for college. Email will be your main type of communication to professors, other students, etc. Being able to access it anywhere is the best thing ever. I'll be honest, I literally never check my email from my computer. I don't know what I would do without my iPhone. Just today I sent 2 emails to my professors, one to an organization I am involved in on campus and exchanged a few emails between a prospective employer.

A tablet is good only if you have the extra money laying around. I wouldn't say that they are very useful. I bring my iPad with me on the day I have a short break in between my two classes. I wouldn't say that it makes me more productive. The one thing I do like if for is the calendar so I can keep track of due dates, exam dates, etc.

[adriang]

I bought a laptop for school when I started university, I found that it was just a distraction...

If you haven't been using one in highschool, it's going to be hard to start using one in college IMO.

Now and then some of my profs have powerpoints which I need to fill in so I just load the slides on my phone and check where I need to fill things in and I write it on a piece of paper (ex slide 12/45 BMW's are the best)

[mshanno1]

If youre in a dorm, think about possibly getting one of those cheap projectors ~$200 for watching sports/movies. They take up a lot less space than TVs

[Kroy]

Get a transformer tablet if you need a keyboard to take notes. It's not a substitute for real laptops, but it will last you the entire day with plenty of juice to spare.

[RADRACR]

All this talk about hardware but no software, which is equally important. Evernote will be your godsend in college.

[ibarry92]

Originally Posted by aestheticstorm

All this talk about hardware but no software, which is equally important. Evernote will be your godsend in college.

Amen to that. I use it everyday. Also Pocket us pretty useful.