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I used my laptop all the time in school. Not for class or note taking, just when I wanted to use the internet in my dorm. It's hard to lounge around on the couch with a desktop. Very uncomfortable. I've got to second the space issue too. I just fold mine up and slide it out of sight. Just be sure to check the size of the laptop. So many people get the huge ones, which are really fast, but they weigh more than a loaded semi and are close to the same size. I recommend the really little ones, maybe even forgo a cd drive for a dock with one.
Will you be going home very often and more importantly, does your family have a computer for you to use while there? That was the most annoying thing about having a desktop the first two years of school. I would go home for weeks and have to deal with their computer, so wonderfully contaminated by the sisters. It's even more important now with traveling about half the time.
Honestly, how many people need expandability? I built my computer going into college with that mind set and never once added anything on. Not even RAM. All in all, laptop all the way.
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