Do I need a laptop if I already have a desktop?

[rednal16]

So here's the situation. I'm in 10th grade and already have a very good desktop PC. Recently I've been wondering if I should spend money on buying a new laptop or just save it for later. The laptop would be cheap (in particular this one). I would use it for things like MS Office, web surfing, movie viewing, and VERY light gaming (i.e. maybe Minecraft and browser based games). I've been looking for a sub $400 laptop that could do this and last around 2-3 years and this one looks pretty good. If I do need a laptop, would this be ok?

 

[RealBeast]

I would save the money and plan on getting a nice new laptop later at the time (if) you are going to college, by then they will be better and cheaper so best to wait until you need it.

 

[jaguarskx]

I generally don't think you will need a laptop until you go to college for schoolwork.

Based on what I've read and on some people's experience schools generally do not require current students to bring a laptop to school because the curriculum is not designed for it to be a necessity. However, new students enrolling in the schools like high school freshmen would be encouraged to get a laptop because the their curriculum would be signed to take advantage of a laptop. When they go onto to be sophomores, then the sophomore classes will be designed to have a curriculum that also takes advantage of laptops. It will be these new students would general benefit having a laptop as they progress through high school. Older students like you would would have curriculums that do not need a laptop. The year after you graduate, those original freshmen would now be seniors and so the entire school would then have a curriculum based around a laptop.

Going digital can actually happen at a much younger age. Back in 2009 a former co-worker of mine said he needed to buy an iPad for his daughter in 1st grade because it was mandatory as all assignments and homework would be distributed / submitted via e-mail and all textbooks were replaced by ebooks. This is in one of the more affluent towns in Connecticut.

 

[vishnu39]

solid no bro, just wait and save later spent big ,like when u start u r higher studies and u have to stay in hostel u will need a laptop that u can game with .u will need at least 1000$ to get something to game with