Northwestern Law Class of 2014 Forum

[Holly Golightly]

I posted this on the current students thread but no one responded

Hows the health care --and is the dental plan worth it? Anyone have it?

I have free dental care, but the school health insurance generally is decent.

[Aine]

Thanks Eugenie and Holly!

[VulcanVulcanVulcan]

Also out of curiosity, what computers are people getting for August? My MacBook is 3.5 years old and I think it's time to find a new one.

[homestyle28]

Also out of curiosity, what computers are people getting for August? My MacBook is 3.5 years old and I think it's time to find a new one.

Here's my plan:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/notebooks/thi ... ries/x120e

Gonna swap out the hard drive with one of these:
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/produc ... aptop-hdd/

Just waiting until we get a little closer to September to order

[Flips88]

Also out of curiosity, what computers are people getting for August? My MacBook is 3.5 years old and I think it's time to find a new one.

I have a MBP that's a little over 4 years old and I'm going to use it for 1L and then probably get a new one next year.

[SMA22]

Also out of curiosity, what computers are people getting for August? My MacBook is 3.5 years old and I think it's time to find a new one.

I have a MBP that's a little over 4 years old and I'm going to use it for 1L and then probably get a new one next year.

Flips and I will have the same computer--my MBP from 2008 still works great and is familiar to me; if it hadn't been a line item on the financial aid sheet, a new laptop would not really have crossed my mind, so I'm just going to roll with what I've got.

[Flips88]

Also out of curiosity, what computers are people getting for August? My MacBook is 3.5 years old and I think it's time to find a new one.

I have a MBP that's a little over 4 years old and I'm going to use it for 1L and then probably get a new one next year.

Flips and I will have the same computer--my MBP from 2008 still works great and is familiar to me; if it hadn't been a line item on the financial aid sheet, a new laptop would not really have crossed my mind, so I'm just going to roll with what I've got.

Mine is a 17", which though it's a great size for me, is a real bitch to lug around in a backpack. So I'll probably size down to 13" or 15" next time around

[bdubs]

Also out of curiosity, what computers are people getting for August? My MacBook is 3.5 years old and I think it's time to find a new one.

Here's my plan:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/notebooks/thi ... ries/x120e

Gonna swap out the hard drive with one of these:
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/produc ... aptop-hdd/

Just waiting until we get a little closer to September to order

I like homestyle's selection of HDD, I'll probably get me one of them too.

For a laptop i'll probably end up with this:
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[Eugenie Danglars]

I'm going to get a Thinkpad Edge, I think. (lol) I had a Macbook all through college and loved it, but I just can't justify $1300 for a new laptop at this point.

[Aine]

I don't believe in PCs. I have a hand-me-down MacBook (yay for being the younger sibling) that works well enough to get me through the year!

[Eugenie Danglars]

I don't believe in PCs. I have a hand-me-down MacBook (yay for being the younger sibling) that works well enough to get me through the year!

Aine, PCs are real. I promise!

[FredFlinstone]

Speaking of laptops... Can any current students offer some input on the importance of battery life? I have a high performance laptop that can only last an hour, an hour and a half at most. Are there a lot of easily accessible outlets in the classrooms? Or should I look into a new laptop?

[bdubs]

Speaking of laptops... Can any current students offer some input on the importance of battery life? I have a high performance laptop that can only last an hour, an hour and a half at most. Are there a lot of easily accessible outlets in the classrooms? Or should I look into a new laptop?

When I visited I was told that outlets are in all of the classrooms except those in the oldest building (the one with Lincoln Hall), but that as a 1L I probably wouldn't take any classes there because it is mostly small seminar rooms.

[Nola]

Does anybody know if you can use the Gmail Iphone app with the @nlaw.northwestern.edu email address?

It won't seem to take.

[D-hops]

Does anybody know if you can use the Gmail Iphone app with the @nlaw.northwestern.edu email address?

It won't seem to take.

I don't know that you can use the gmail app with the NU email addresses (I haven't tried it), but I definitely have my email on my phone by using the email account setup and adding another gmail account (with all the NU information). I do know that the g-chat works with most third party chat providers too.

[bdubs]

Does anybody know if you can use the Gmail Iphone app with the @nlaw.northwestern.edu email address?

It won't seem to take.

It works with the gmail app for Android, although it doesn't seem to push down messages as consistently as my regular gmail account does.

[D-hops]

Speaking of laptops... Can any current students offer some input on the importance of battery life? I have a high performance laptop that can only last an hour, an hour and a half at most. Are there a lot of easily accessible outlets in the classrooms? Or should I look into a new laptop?

When I visited I was told that outlets are in all of the classrooms except those in the oldest building (the one with Lincoln Hall), but that as a 1L I probably wouldn't take any classes there because it is mostly small seminar rooms.

As a 1L I had one class where I was in a room with no outlets. I have a netbook that I bring to school with me and a large laptop for exams and heavy duty word processing and stuff so it was never really a problem for me, but it could have been if I didn't have the netbook.


Random piece of advice: Use Dropbox. Love Dropbox. It could save your life.

[rinkrat19]

Speaking of laptops... Can any current students offer some input on the importance of battery life? I have a high performance laptop that can only last an hour, an hour and a half at most. Are there a lot of easily accessible outlets in the classrooms? Or should I look into a new laptop?

When I visited I was told that outlets are in all of the classrooms except those in the oldest building (the one with Lincoln Hall), but that as a 1L I probably wouldn't take any classes there because it is mostly small seminar rooms.

As a 1L I had one class where I was in a room with no outlets. I have a netbook that I bring to school with me and a large laptop for exams and heavy duty word processing and stuff so it was never really a problem for me, but it could have been if I didn't have the netbook.


Random piece of advice: Use Dropbox. Love Dropbox. It could save your life.

I'm planning on using Dropbox (or similar) AND a Pogoplug drive at home, so there will be a copy of my stuff on a non-cloud remote drive too.

[homestyle28]

Speaking of laptops... Can any current students offer some input on the importance of battery life? I have a high performance laptop that can only last an hour, an hour and a half at most. Are there a lot of easily accessible outlets in the classrooms? Or should I look into a new laptop?

When I visited I was told that outlets are in all of the classrooms except those in the oldest building (the one with Lincoln Hall), but that as a 1L I probably wouldn't take any classes there because it is mostly small seminar rooms.

As a 1L I had one class where I was in a room with no outlets. I have a netbook that I bring to school with me and a large laptop for exams and heavy duty word processing and stuff so it was never really a problem for me, but it could have been if I didn't have the netbook.


Random piece of advice: Use Dropbox. Love Dropbox. It could save your life.

I'm planning on using Dropbox (or similar) AND a Pogoplug drive at home, so there will be a copy of my stuff on a non-cloud remote drive too.

The nerdiness is strong in this one

[rinkrat19]

Random piece of advice: Use Dropbox. Love Dropbox. It could save your life.

I'm planning on using Dropbox (or similar) AND a Pogoplug drive at home, so there will be a copy of my stuff on a non-cloud remote drive too.

The nerdiness is strong in this one

I have this irrational fear of my laptop crashing AND the internet being out/Dropbox servers being down so I can't get at my Dropbox files. A backup laptop (my current 17" beast) and an actual, physical HDD at home that I can hook up to with a hard line to get my files off of solves this disaster.

[bdubs]

Random piece of advice: Use Dropbox. Love Dropbox. It could save your life.

I'm planning on using Dropbox (or similar) AND a Pogoplug drive at home, so there will be a copy of my stuff on a non-cloud remote drive too.

The nerdiness is strong in this one

I have this irrational fear of my laptop crashing AND the internet being out/Dropbox servers being down so I can't get at my Dropbox files. A backup laptop (my current 17" beast) and an actual, physical HDD at home that I can hook up to with a hard line to get my files off of solves this disaster.

That type of paranoia can be cured with a raid array

[rinkrat19]

I'm planning on using Dropbox (or similar) AND a Pogoplug drive at home, so there will be a copy of my stuff on a non-cloud remote drive too.

The nerdiness is strong in this one

I have this irrational fear of my laptop crashing AND the internet being out/Dropbox servers being down so I can't get at my Dropbox files. A backup laptop (my current 17" beast) and an actual, physical HDD at home that I can hook up to with a hard line to get my files off of solves this disaster.

That type of paranoia can be cured with a raid array

That'll be in the closet, under my shoes.

[Z3RO]

I just have my NU address configured to forward all messages to my normal Gmail account.

[Nola]

I wanted to use the gmail app to keep in touch with some friends I am leaving when I move via gchat. I guess I'll just have to set up an actual gmail account or text message.

[Flips88]

I just have my NU address configured to forward all messages to my normal Gmail account.

Same here