There are a few electronic devices that are essential to college students no matter what their major. These gadgets will make both classes and relaxation easier.
The first crucial investment for a college student is a good laptop. How much you need to spend will depend on what you will do with it, but you will need one that no more than a couple of years old in order to be compatible with new software that one of your professors will inevitably make you buy.
you'll also want an external hard drive to live on your desk in your dorm room or apartment. You should use this regularly to back up your laptop, just in case. You can also use it to store things like old files, pictures, and music that you don't need cluttering your internal hard drive.
another electronic gadget that most college students could not live without is an mp3 player. You'll need speakers for your home, earphones for wandering around campus and exercising, and cables for connecting it to your external hard drive through your laptop. Having music on while studying can help to block out so many of the distractions of college life, like your roommate telling you that they are going to a great party. You can opt for a small-capacity player with an expansion slot. Then you can extend its memory with memory cards. Then you can save different playlists or mixes on each card and listen to what suits your mood.
inally, you are going to want a cell phone. Heck, at the very least you'll want one on which you can call for pizza during an all-night study session. In addition, it works well as an alarm clock, a personal phone book, and a cute accessory. Think of all the money you can save on these other items, assuming that you can use your cell phone responsibly and avoid spending $300 a month "texting" that cute person in your creative writing class.
