Do I need to upgrade my laptop?

My laptop specs i5 5300U 4 GB Ram (extendable to 8, I have an extra slot available) BTW does it require webcam?
38 Replies
CaramelCorn
CaramelCorn•15mo ago
you'll probably wind up needing a webcam eventually for a presentation but u can make it thru with that build if u upgrade the ram
Kink
KinkOP•15mo ago
group presentations right ?
CaramelCorn
CaramelCorn•15mo ago
yep
Kink
KinkOP•15mo ago
That's fine, i thought it was solo 💀 btw is a crappy webcam fine? I have one from 2010 I think
sigma
sigma•15mo ago
if the teacher can see your silhouette, I think it's fine The most worrying part is the RAM you gotta have at minimum 8GB but it is recommended one with 16GB, if you don't wanna suffer some slowdown with Visual Studio or any other resource hungry application (there are many like that that you'd have to use in this course)
Kink
KinkOP•15mo ago
oooh but my latop only supports till 8 gb and should I buy a mouse? or trackpad should be fine/
shmerg
shmerg•15mo ago
mouse/trackpad is up to preference. imo mouse is a bit faster, but its up to you. I think the 8gb is a must have. and thats the minimum, later you might upgrade just bc of convenience
CaramelCorn
CaramelCorn•15mo ago
I did it with touchpad but yeah
sigma
sigma•15mo ago
However, if you have the guts, you can try to keep the 8gb. Some courses are doable with a 1gb laptop. I had a crappy 1gb laptop from 2006 that had lubuntu installed (no way I was gonna keep using windows xp), and I did WEB244 up to a point, the entire OOP244 course (I could have done IPC144 on it, as well, if I had the laptop back then), and the other courses I would do it in my laptop with 8gb (DBS211, and the like) It's only the professional programs that may require more powerful computers
CaramelCorn
CaramelCorn•15mo ago
I managed everything until 5th sem p well with 8gb in 5th sem there's a javafx course and the intelliJ ide + android emulator is a bit much
sigma
sigma•15mo ago
yeah, that's when 8gb seems unusable The moment you start working with either IDEs, mobile dev, or "modern" web frameworks and workflows, that's when 8gb might not be enough
Kink
KinkOP•15mo ago
javafx ugh I don't want to attend java GUI courses possible? yep true, when I tried android dev studio emulator .... on 8 gb desktop btw my pc crashed
sigma
sigma•15mo ago
you have to attend the Java course, since it is a required one (they changed it from JAC to APD) typical android dev shenanigans
Kink
KinkOP•15mo ago
I have completed java but not its gui
sigma
sigma•15mo ago
was it JAC?
Kink
KinkOP•15mo ago
self *
sigma
sigma•15mo ago
oh
Kink
KinkOP•15mo ago
and I don't want to learn java gui
sigma
sigma•15mo ago
Unfortunately, it's one of the required courses for you to graduate
Kink
KinkOP•15mo ago
ugh only javax I suppose or does it include swing too?
sigma
sigma•15mo ago
i think only javafx
Kink
KinkOP•15mo ago
is that necessary in cpp?
CaramelCorn
CaramelCorn•15mo ago
nope
Kink
KinkOP•15mo ago
I have 256GB SSD Do i need more storage? I currently only have 100 GB left rest are used
CaramelCorn
CaramelCorn•15mo ago
nah u should be good with that
Kink
KinkOP•15mo ago
guys do i need a battery? my laptop battery not working laptop works without batter so is there power outlet in the classroom?
CaramelCorn
CaramelCorn•15mo ago
some classrooms but not all
Kink
KinkOP•15mo ago
do we get access to that? or I should just consider new battery?
CaramelCorn
CaramelCorn•15mo ago
yeah you should get a battery can't guarantee you'll get a classroom with outlets at every table
warmachinae
warmachinae•15mo ago
My first three classes had barebone tables and no outlets save for the one at the back wall.
Eakam
Eakam•15mo ago
I have always wondered, what do you usually use laptops for in classes?
CaramelCorn
CaramelCorn•15mo ago
I mostly use it to either code along or finish work while half listening to the lecture
Eakam
Eakam•15mo ago
Oh so they not actually needed in any of the classes
CaramelCorn
CaramelCorn•15mo ago
oh! uh yeah sometimes there are in-person labs like with submission by the end of class sorry yeah I was just talking abt what I use the laptop for on average
Eakam
Eakam•15mo ago
I am assuming they have computers in those classrooms Cause no outlets would suck in that case
satelliteharassment
satelliteharassment•15mo ago
you can pretty far with a Raspberry Pi 4 but if you're really hurting for a new computer, you can buy a used enterprise laptop with reasonable specs for like $500 if you go on Facebook Marketplace or whatever
Keeks
Keeks•15mo ago
there is a laptop rental available in school I think its free?
Kink
KinkOP•15mo ago
nah i dont need a new one
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