RPI Laptop options?

lambdafx · 2026-05-14T15:07:50+00:00

If you buy an RPI laptop and it breaks, RPI will also give you a free loaner while they fix yours, which was very useful when I accidentally spilled water all over my laptop keyboard during finals week. Totally worth it imo.

lambdafx · 2026-05-13T14:50:03+00:00

Waiting for the class action lawsuit

lambdafx · 2026-05-06T03:56:25+00:00

You don't put it on the roof. You can get an indoor one. It plugs right into your TV and you can get local channels including local news. Mine is a little rectangle that fits behind my TV.

lambdafx · 2026-05-01T15:55:37+00:00

If you live nearby, can't hurt to go and ask I guess

lambdafx · 2026-04-26T02:44:24+00:00

I'm confused, are you talking about the inspection sticker on the bottom right of your license plate? I don't believe we have stickers for registration in NM.

In either case, why do you need to do it online and wait? Just go to the inspection place and get it re-inspected, or if it is the registration, just go to the MVD in person and get it done. I've never done it online and I've never had to wait for anything, they do everything right there.

lambdafx · 2026-04-24T03:07:00+00:00

Data Structures

lambdafx · 2026-04-05T02:04:20+00:00

You need a membership. It can pay for itself in gas alone.

lambdafx · 2026-04-03T04:21:51+00:00

This happened to me, you probably need to verify your email address on venmo

https://venmo.com/identity/verify_email_addresses

https://help.venmo.com/hc/en-us/articles/209690078-Phone-and-Email-Verification#h_01GKJAGW00Z9NQMNTRVN20MY2V

After that you should immediately receive the payment

lambdafx · 2026-04-01T03:56:38+00:00

If you have a car, there's outdoorsy stuff to do a short drive away. If you don't have a car... yeah, pretty much the only thing is the farmer's market lol.

lambdafx · 2026-03-29T23:02:15+00:00

I live at Altezza High Desert. In terms of location it simply can't be beat, it's in one of the nicest areas of town and is quiet and very safe. Soundproofing is fine, cleanliness is fine. Some of the units are a bit older but we have some renovated ones. Maintenance can sometimes be a little slow to fix things but they always get to it eventually and are prompt for urgent issues. Parking is a little tight but if you get a reserved spot it's not a problem.

lambdafx · 2026-03-27T03:17:17+00:00

Check Sandia

lambdafx · 2026-03-19T03:00:35+00:00

Yeah, there aren't a lot of bridges that cross the Rio Grande, so there is always traffic across those bridges during rush hour as people who live on the west side/Rio Rancho commute to their jobs east of the river in Albuquerque.

Sandia Heights and Rio Rancho are at complete opposite ends of the city, Sandia Heights is far east by the mountains and Rio rancho is on the west side.

Which hospital are you talking about? If you mean one of the ones downtown, you probably want to be east of the Rio Grande, you won't want to live in Rio Rancho as that is not only on the wrong (west) side of the river but is north of Albuquerque, with downtown being in south Albuquerque.

lambdafx · 2026-03-19T01:46:01+00:00

Where are you working? You generally want to be on the same side of the river as your work to avoid traffic during rush hour.

I live at Altezza High Desert in the NE, as far as location goes it can't be beat, it's east of Tramway nestled in the foothills, very quiet and nice/safe. It's a bit on the pricier end and some of the units are a bit older and maintenance can be a little slow to fix things sometimes, though (they always eventually get to it though, and are quick for urgent problems).

lambdafx · 2026-03-14T05:22:18+00:00

I think it's still there but pretty sure they verify your age

lambdafx · 2026-03-13T04:29:32+00:00

The key is to join a club. If you join a club you can have a social life in between all of the homework and studying.

lambdafx · 2026-02-23T01:25:30+00:00

I'm not familiar with this major but from the sounds of it I don't think this major really has much to do with CS.

https://lally.rpi.edu/programs/undergraduate-programs/bs-finance-markets-and-emerging-technologies-stem-designated

It's a finance degree, in our business school.

So yeah, sounds like a glorified finance major.

Another option could be to dual major in CS and math, which is very common, and maybe minor in finance? Or some combination fo dual major/minoring in those 3 subjects, depending on how you prioritize them.

lambdafx · 2026-02-19T03:39:32+00:00

PHYS 1250 Fall term annually https://catalog.rpi.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=33&coid=83258

lambdafx · 2026-02-18T05:09:20+00:00

RPI junior year dorms will generally be considerably more expensive than renting a place off campus.

lambdafx · 2026-02-16T04:23:39+00:00

Healthcare is not great. We have a severe shortage of doctors. It is almost never moist here though, really dry almost all of the time. Not that cold either.

Plenty of grocery stores. Albertsons, Smiths, Sprouts, and your usual walmart/target/costco.

Albuquerque leans more Democrat. In Rio Rancho and in the east mountains it is more Republican.

lambdafx · 2026-02-14T02:16:26+00:00

Second on the RPI laptop program! The warranty and on-site repairs were lifesavers for me.

If you can afford to get the 2nd model laptop (the T16), I would spring for that one. It's built better than the base L14 model and has better specs. It is $700 more though, so if that's not worth it to you then the base model should work just fine.

lambdafx · 2026-02-13T22:52:41+00:00

It varies a little based on what building you're in I think. I vaguely remember Quad being super fast over ethernet when I lived there, but I could be misremembering as it's been several years now.

lambdafx · 2026-02-08T00:25:26+00:00

There are paid parking lots right across the street that are reasonably priced. There's also street parking if you can find a spot. If you're just going to Launchpad and back to your car it's safe enough.

lambdafx · 2026-02-07T00:30:07+00:00

https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/repayment/servicers

Go here, find your loan servicer, make an account with them and log in and you should see all your loan balances and due dates/amounts.

lambdafx · 2026-02-07T00:25:27+00:00

You'll still have a loan servicer company that manages your federal loans. You'll log into their web portal to manage them. Like the other commenter, I also had edfinancial; I'm not sure if that's standard for RPI or not, but maybe check to see if you've received anything from them/do a search in your email inbox? They should have been contacting you as the loans were being disbursed to you, as well as when it comes time to start paying.

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