technology Boogie Board vs Tablet

[Mightymags 1,053]

High school is over for me, and the days of college have come. For many this means drinking and partying, or staying up late cramming for a midterm, and for others it's simply a chance to meet new people. 

 

For me the realization came when I sat in a college desk for the very first time. To call it a desk is generous, it's really just an over-sized arm rest.

 

Here is an example of what the desk part looks like, fortunately the chairs are slightly more comfortable. 

 

EXHIBIT A: 

 

The realization of this absolute ridiculousness hit me while I was taking the math placement test and trying to use three pieces of paper (the test packet, the scratch paper, and the scantron) on a desk that is barely the size of one. 

 

My amazing parents bought me a laptop while I was in high school and I was really thankful to have it. I figured it would make college much easier to take notes on there instead of buying a bunch of notebooks and losing papers. I got used to a note taking style from my AP classes and had perfected it.

 

Except the only desks that fit laptops are in the very back of the classroom. It's like they want us to fail. Since I decided I wanted to minimize distractions in college and sit in the front this idea didn't fly for me. 

 

The only way I can think of to solve my shattered expectations is to invest in one of these two options:

 

1. Boogie Board Rip: It's like the regular boogie board, but it lets you save. It's the only piece of technology of it's kind (correct me if I'm wrong), coming second only to Noteslate, except Noteslate doesn't exist. It's basically a writing tablet that allows you to see what you're writing, save the page, and then view it later on the computer. It's extremely low-tech (meaning no distractions) and has excellent battery life.

 

2. A Tablet: This would most likely be the Galaxy Nexus 7. I can take notes on it using a note app and a stylus, but it would probably be less "realistic". It also has the potential to become very distracting because of all the other feature, BUT my parents will pay for it (at least the difference between the other one and this. 

 

 

So my question to you is, which one to get? The reliable Rip, or the over-sized version of my phone + note taking ability. 

 

If you've had experience with either of these I would love to hear your input/recommendation. 

 

[Wolveon 56]

Depends on what you think you'll use more/which one is more useful. Personally, I'd get a tablet since you can use it all day every year, whereas with a boogie board you can only use it during hot times of the year. :v

EDIT: Oooh, I thought you meant a real boogie board. .__. I feel stupid. Still vote for the Nexus 7. :x

Edited July 18, 2013 by Wolveon

[RosemaryPetal 112]

Tablet seems legit, and yeah, you could also use it for stuff besides school. I think it might work better than the other thing.

I must admit, when I first saw the title I thought you meant a real boogie board lol.

  On 2013-07-18 at 1:55 AM, Wolveon said:

Depends on what you think you'll use more/which one is more useful. Personally, I'd get a tablet since you can use it all day every year, whereas with a boogie board you can only use it during hot times of the year. :v
EDIT: Oooh, I thought you meant a real boogie board. .__. I feel stupid. Still vote for the Nexus 7. :x

And THIS, ladies and gentilecolts, is why we read descriptions of topis before posting.

lol I kinda made that mistake for a second as well. When I was reading that part about it helping for colledge, I was like, wha?? How can a boggie board help in college? And then I was like oh.

I felt dumb.

[Wolveon 56]

  On 2013-07-18 at 2:02 AM, RosemaryPetal said:

Tablet seems legit, and yeah, you could also use it for stuff besides school. I think it might work better than the other thing.

I must admit, when I first saw the title I thought you meant a real boogie board lol.

And THIS, ladies and gentilecolts, is why we read descriptions of topis before posting.

lol I kinda made that mistake for a second as well. When I was reading that part about it helping for colledge, I was like, wha?? How can a boggie board help in college? And then I was like oh.

I felt dumb.

I did read the beginning, but then I kinda skimmed through the rest. :u I thought a boogie board rip was some sort of surfing thing.

[RosemaryPetal 112]

  On 2013-07-18 at 2:34 AM, Wolveon said:

I did read the beginning, but then I kinda skimmed through the rest. :u I thought a boogie board rip was some sort of surfing thing.

lol yeah I think it's a surf board you don't stand on, I've never heard of it in any other way, especially  like a tablet.

Also, am I the only one who thinks that desk is a fail for any type of school use?

[Mightymags 1,053]

  On 2013-07-18 at 2:58 AM, RosemaryPetal said:

lol yeah I think it's a surf board you don't stand on, I've never heard of it in any other way, especially  like a tablet.

Also, am I the only one who thinks that desk is a fail for any type of school use?

 It is completely a fail. They could, at the very least, make them like this:

 

That way you at least have all that desk space in front of you. I also got spoiled in my High School, we had huge desks and the ones at my college are like 1/3 of the size.

 

Sorry for the confusion about the boogie board, I figured that would happen But that first post really made me laugh with the part about only using it in summer. I don't know why I would ever have to choose between an actual boogie board and a tablet and how that would have to do with the size of my desk.  

[RosemaryPetal 112]

  On 2013-07-18 at 5:36 AM, MissDerpy said:

 It is completely a fail. They could, at the very least, make them like this:

wave_tablet_std_1_1.jpg

 

That way you at least have all that desk space in front of you. I also got spoiled in my High School, we had huge desks and the ones at my college are like 1/3 of the size.

 

Sorry for the confusion about the boogie board, I figured that would happen But that first post really made me laugh with the part about only using it in summer. I don't know why I would ever have to choose between an actual boogie board and a tablet and how that would have to do with the size of my desk.  

lol yeah I laughed at that one. 

As for the desk, yeah. Do they expect you to use like, less paper in college even though presumably you have more work?

We have those type desks in high school, but in middle we had like, twice the space -_-

/can't understand