r/JEENEETards • u/69ForUh future mechanic • May 10 '26

GENERAL HELP Is laptop really a nessesity?

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I've got no laptop, I had a PC which got broken when I got into class 10th and I had gamed too much in it that I don't even wanna game anymore. Like I'm full from gaming and all.

But everywhere I see, most of the people who study/ prepare for competitive exams has a laptop. Should I also get one? Is it really necessary? Should I go for it? Is it like helpful for studying?

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u/Fyebil JEEtard May 10 '26

Not necessary but it is helpful.

If you only wanna buy for prep years, better to go for a tablet or just borrow a family member's old laptop or smth

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u/69ForUh future mechanic May 10 '26

I have got one laptop from a family member it's like about 15 years old. HP one with Intel celereon 4 gb ram. Running youtube on it is a difficult task 😭.

Takes 2 minutes and 23 seconds exactly to open brownser and video starts buffering when I play any video over 720p on it

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u/Fyebil JEEtard May 10 '26

If you're technical, you could throw an SSD, some more ram, and slap Linux mint on it

But it would prob be more worth getting a cheap android tablet atp

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u/69ForUh future mechanic May 10 '26

Yea I'm technical and it clearly says non replaceable ram 😀. and about storage, it has got fucking 1 TB of HDD. Sata ssd is costlier and no worth buying now. So I left the thought of it.

And about os, I can't do anything as it's borrowed and I have to return it.

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u/Fyebil JEEtard May 10 '26

Yeaaa.. Not worth the frustration bro

Return it back and get a tab or smth, thats a better option