Is the Sager NP8130 a suitable laptop for engineering classes?

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The discussion centers around the suitability of the Sager NP8130 gaming laptop for engineering classes in college. It is generally agreed that the laptop is more than capable of handling undergraduate-level programming and simulations. While many colleges provide computer labs for students, having a personal laptop is seen as convenient for coursework. Users mention that less powerful laptops have successfully run complex simulations, indicating that the Sager NP8130 should perform well. A key point raised is the potential need to acquire specific software for personal use, which may be free on university computers but could incur costs for personal laptops. Overall, the consensus is that the laptop is a solid choice for engineering students, with excitement expressed about starting classes.
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Hello this is my first post on this forum so I would like to thank you guys for any time you give me. I just got a laptop Sager NP8130 (its a heavy gaming laptop) for college and was wondering if it is a good choice for my engineering classes. Do colleges require you to do programming on your own laptop? thanks for any help
 
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It should work fine. In most cases, colleges will have computer labs where you can do work, but I've always found it convenient to be able to use my own computer for programming/simulation rather than having to go to the computer lab.
 
That looks like it will be more than enough to handle anything you might do at an Undergrad level. Most Universities will provide some sort of a computer lab for you to do any programming and computations on, but it doesn't hurt to have a laptop of your own. A few friends of mine have run fairly complex simulations on their own laptops and they were weaker than the ones you have. (The two simulations I remember are: Rocket simulation launching from Earth to mars; and the Lorenz attractor.)

The only thing you might have to worry about is actually getting whatever software they might ask you to use; it will be free to use on their provided computers but if you want it on your own laptop you'll have to get it yourself (or if you run Linux then no worries). I don't expect them to think everyone will be running Linux though.
 
oh well if its just cost of buying software for my own computer then that's not to big of deal becasue I saved most of my working money for college anyways. thanks for the help and I am really excited about my major! can not wait to start my classes!
 
SkubaStew said:
...was wondering if it is a good choice for my engineering classes.

Haven't you heard? All Undergraduate engineering students will be required to have one of these at home to do homework:

http://www.nersc.gov/systems/carver-ibm-idataplex/

"...Carver contains 800 Intel Nehalem quad-core processors, or 3,200 cores..."
 

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