Help with a decision for my birthday

[Hero]

Hello. It is my birthday soon, I am not really a fan of getting presents as A) I can never think of things I want and B) I don’t like spending money whether it be mine or my parents, but if I were to get something I would ask for a PC. If I had a properly working PC I could come back and play GMOD more, along with other games. But I’m heading off to college in 2 years so I don’t know if it’s worth the investment at this point. Should I get a PC?

[Heart]

My recommendation is a high-quality laptop. If you are a humble child then you can get something under $1000 that can suit your needs, just remember to buy a mouse to go with it.

If you want something solid, not top-tier, then I recommend this. I use something similar without the SSD and I can play everything that I normally play.

If you want to find something yourself, I recommend your minimum be a Geforce GTX1050, 6gb ram, Intel I5, and 1tb harddrive. Those specs should come up to a pretty cheap laptop. Especially if your B-day is after/around black friday, you can get some cheap shit.

I say laptop because I went to college for a year and its probably the most useful investment I ever made. I never bought anything more than ~$400 before my laptop, so when I invested ~$900 it was 100% worth. Just take care of it. Been about 2 years with this boy

[Gadget]

I bought my laptop off of Ebay from Spain, it was £600 when new there were £1000, I'd recommend checking Ebay for one. Get one with a graphics card like him we well as decent ram and a decent processor.

[Skore]

The Laptop that @Heart recommended is pretty good! My cousin has that. So yeah, I would totally recommend a laptop if you don't think a PC is worth right now. 

[Sanchez]

I will say this if you're gonna want to take hand written notes in college. A laptop is nice, but it's not needed. Just take that advice.

[Foxey]

I'm not in college, but I take a lot of honors classes and I can say that the mobility of a laptop is invaluable. It's a huge help; but I'm fortunate enough to not have to worry about other expenses, so I've a PC and a laptop.

 

[Bbstine]

Notebook and pencils

wont regret it

[DracoOdinson]

5 minutes ago, Bbstine said:

Notebook and pencils

wont regret it

Bruh 

[Sanchez]

39 minutes ago, _Jason said:

Bruh 

No seriously you wont.

Hand written notes over a laptop any day of the week.

Laptop is not a necessity only a want 

[silvers]

I have the same problem with that, I’m just planning on getting a cheaper rig like what heart said, but I think I’m just gonna stick with a MacBook and iPad with the pencil for college. It’s super good for you to have at least one of those

[DracoOdinson]

2 hours ago, Sanchez Resident said:

Laptop is not a necessity only a want 

What you just said is so true 

[Heart]

2 hours ago, Sanchez Resident said:

No seriously you wont.

Hand written notes over a laptop any day of the week.

Laptop is not a necessity only a want 

If he's gonna be an on-campus student though he needs to type those essays, and I guarantee walking over to the library and working there is a slag some days. I just liked to be able to sit in bed and bust out essays. Course, the library isn't bad at all, it can help you focus if you have a bad habit of abandoning work and going to play vidya. Self control is a big piece

[Hero]

3 hours ago, Bbstine said:

Notebook and pencils

wont regret it

I was thinking about this actually, Hand written notes give you higher chance of remembering what you have written. 

[Gadget]

3 hours ago, Sanchez Resident said:

No seriously you wont.

Hand written notes over a laptop any day of the week.

Laptop is not a necessity only a want 

I do agree I went to Uni and hand written notes is all I used, my laptop was just for research in seminars and looking at my lecture presentation while I was making notes incase I fell behind.

But a bulky (gaming PCs a dummy thick and we all know it) PC can take up space is what can be cramped living condition. Especially as you have to have the tower and monitor and a laptop is all on a convenient and mobile package.