Laptop

[catsomgcats]

I will be entering optometry school next year. What kind of laptop do you recommend? Or any specific software that you think we will need? I need to buy a new laptop for September anyway since my current one is dying.

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[PharmLover234]

Wondering the same thing. My mac is about to bite the dust...
Im guessing just something minimal to run assignments, work, etc. Doubt they'll make us install any programs

 

[Weirdy]

From what I've seen in the pre-med thread, most popular seems to be (in no particular order):

MacBook Pro
Windows Surface Pro/ Surface Book
Lenovo Thinkpad
Dell XPS

Best Laptop in 2017 for medical school?

 

[AcademicEyes]

Hi all,

It may depend on where you go to school, but I just bought an iPad and a keyboard for it and that has been enough for me. I just download the lecture slides and take notes directly on them using Notability. Notability is another app that will allow you to draw/write directly on the slides but still be able to add your own typed notes. I like it.

In my class, it's a mixture of iPads and laptops, with a few people still printing out notes. Most of my classmates with laptops have Macs, but I think that's just due to personal preference.

Hope this helps.

 

[jechau]

I love the Surface products. You can decide which model you want depending on the size of your budget.
It's really great for drawing diagrams for notes in optometry school.

 

[chelle111]

I have an HP Spectre x360 and love it! (Current student here)

 

[caitlinfollansbee]

I'm kicking myself for getting a Macbook Pro because a touch screen laptop would be so much better. Many students in my class at SCO use a Surface Pro and if I could do it again, I'd get one of those. Being able to keep all notes digital is more valuable than I realized, and it's especially helpful in anatomy classes because you can use a stylus to draw/outline/mark certain things in powerpoint notes. OneNote is a very popular program to use to take notes in, and I'd highly recommend it for future students. I jumped on the OneNote train pretty late, and I wish I had used it sooner!