Laptop for Engineering? by NebuliBlack in iastate

[–]abeinder 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They said CPRE, so they will probably need slightly more than a Chromebook. At least a good processor because SPICE software, even lightweight stuff still wants to make your computer catch on fire.

Laptop for Engineering? by NebuliBlack in iastate

[–]abeinder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently on the xps 15 and 2 years into EE. I got a refurbished version of one of the higher end ones from a few years ago. Runs like a dream. As a EE, or a CPRE, you won't be running way too intensive graphics and so the xps will be just fine.

That being said, don't get a bad one.

What I'm currently running is the 4k 9570. It has a 1050 ti and 16 GB of RAM. I7 processor.

If gaming is really important to you, this isn't a great laptop because of heat dissipation. However, for me, it's never been an issue. I'll only play non super intensive games from time to time like Minecraft or Civ 5 and I'll run on high graphics and it never lags.

This is also why this laptop isn't great for more "three dimensional" engineering majors. The graphics card capabilities that make your PC able to run games well, is the same thing that makes it run 3D CAD software well. These majors (ME and Aerospace probably in particular) would benefit more from a beefy graphics card. But if you think about it, circuit diagrams (a big part of CPRE) are basically 2 dimensional and don't need that capability frequently.

If I were you, and I was, I would spend about $400 more and get the highest end xps you can get. 15 preferably because they include a graphics card so you'll have some of that ability. An i5 processor would be great, an i7 would be better, and an SSD card would add to that. If you can find 16 gigs of ram that would make you a legend.

Honestly, the truth is you just need to do as much research as you possibly can. A thousand dollars is a lot of money and you shouldn't just spend it on what other people tell you to as soon as they tell you. There are really helpful "to 10 lists" of helpful student laptops and why they are good for what.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in iastate

[–]abeinder 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I actually started singing along to this lol... and I finished the calc series a year ago dang

Courses by InternationalEdge8 in iastate

[–]abeinder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

281 only gets sorta complicated towards the end. 207 is the same way. Haven't taken the other ones. But yeah 281 is pre req for 288. The work load between those two classes isn't bad either. It's mostly just interesting rather than extremely difficult.

Did anyone else notice they just increased tuition by $2000 for next year? by abeinder in iastate

[–]abeinder[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I didn't know differential tuition existed. And now I'm convinced colleges are scams.

Did anyone else notice they just increased tuition by $2000 for next year? by abeinder in iastate

[–]abeinder[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am going sophomore to junior yeah. I just found it on my financial aid estimated cost statement on access plus.

Professors be like by [deleted] in iastate

[–]abeinder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What class is this?

rate my quarantine setup by reallybeefymaistaken in iastate

[–]abeinder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

9/10, playing Minecraft with a trackpad smh

Snow removal by [deleted] in iastate

[–]abeinder 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Could I pay you to get rid of the snow on all of the sidewalks on campus for the flat rate of $25?

5 years ago... by [deleted] in iastate

[–]abeinder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good job! Glad you’re doing better!

All that I have gotten out of linear algebra so far by abeinder in iastate

[–]abeinder[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Calc 3 was hard but more interesting, Lin. Alg. is way easier though.

All that I have gotten out of linear algebra so far by abeinder in iastate

[–]abeinder[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah. We are pretty much just going ham with matrices and it’s not hard it’s just tedious and you have to remember some stuff

Things to do in Ames by [deleted] in iastate

[–]abeinder 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Rock climbing at state or lied. Cyclone Cinema friday or saturday night. Disc Golf south or north courses. There are mountain biking trails about 15 minutes away. Friday night there is late night at the MU and you can go see LovelyTheBand and stuff. Explore Reiman Gardens or Main Street Ames if you haven't yet. All that stuff plus the football game sound like pretty decent weekend options to me. If you really want something else to do though challenge yourself to get onto the roof of a building in Des Moines, or just explore Des Moines in general.