M14x R3-4 for Computer Science Major

Has anyone gone through a Computer Science major with an Alienware laptop? If so I am interested to hear you opinions on the system!
Currently I have the R2 and I love it!

The reason I ask about a R3 or R4 is because that is what will probably be out on the market when I am in college.

 

I completed my BS with an m11x for 3 years. The thing was perfect; mobile, strong, and fortunately my part of campus was filled with people who also liked to game so we'd often LAN right after class.

 

I think it would be a good investment for the career, it is portable, lets you chill out and do homework haha.

 

I also heard it gets the women...

 

It's hard to give concrete advice when we don't know what the specs of the R3 and especially the R4 will be, and more importantly, what the specs are of competitor's laptops. I think that keeping an eye on and seriously considering future revisions is an awesome idea, but don't turn a blind eye to what other manufacturers are doing.

Good luck in college.

 

One morning, in my 8AM lecture:
*opens laptop lid*
CRACK! And that's how my left hinge broke lol. I'm going to have to send mines to Dell after my finals are over
In any case, I would say that unless they improve on the hinge design don't go for it - the hinge thing has been going for quite some time. My brother owned an Alienware Area 51 laptop and the hinge broke, M11x owners had massive hinge problems, and even some M14x R1 owners (myself included) have had their hinges break.

My two cents: as a college student you would want a durable computer that doesn't physically break down from daily portable use. If you plan to keep your laptop mostly in your dorm/apartment it won't be an issue.

 

I'm probably going to be purchasing the R3 for myself, for this fall. I'm a student and need the portability.

 

I did alot of IT and Computer science type work (two VERY different tasks) with "an alienware computer". I used both an m17x r2 and a m11x r1 and they worked flawlessly for the tasks. Cant comment on the m14x though...

 

Can you explain IT vs CS work?

 

Networking vs designing or implementing an algorithm. IT and computer science are 2 very different things.

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But how are they different?

 

If you don't know the difference you probably shouldn't get into computer science without googling some information first.

 

I know how the professions differ, owever I don't know how the difference between the tasks each profession use their computer to do, Obviously CS writes code ect, however I am not sure of the software a typical IT guy would run. Maybe some network monitoring, remote desktop software or something similar?

On a side note don't post unless you've got something to contribute, don't be a on purpose.
Your post was utterly useless. You could have explained the difference sense you seem to know.

Oh and it looks like your first post in a long time, welcome back.

 

I think you might be getting some things mixed up. Computer science is more about algorithms, computability, probability, etc. (think math, but with less calculus stuff); I see it as a field that goes into a lot of theory stuff, and would lead you into a career of research stuff i.e. grad school.

IT as I see it is more about "programming" and real world implementations of said theoretical material. You'll probably learn general coding principles along the way that will ultimately make you a better programmer; besides that, you will probably also learn about how all of it is relevant in today's world: computer security (worms, HTTPS, web attacks etc.), computer architecture (assembly language, multiprocessing, caching, etc.), artificial intelligence (a LOT of probability & math), and a whole bunch of other sub-disciplines that I won't bother to list here. Obviously I'm biased here but I think we should stop here because 1. I'm only a sophomore and not really qualified to give much advice and 2. this isn't College Confidential, this is a forum for NOTEBOOKS.

And I believe that Casual864's suggestion to google this is right on and wasn't "utterly useless" - you should heed his/her advice and brush down on that attitude.

 

Think of CS as theoretical and IT as applied. Development is more of experimental and lies somewhere in the middle of theory (CS) and applied(IT).

But getting to the root of the problem both IT and CS work flawlessly on an alienware.

EXACTLY!