Things to avoid  We have three things to avoid:   1. Avoid
laptops without a removable battery! - If you (or someone else)
spills a liquid on your laptop, you need to remove ALL sources
of power immediately to lessen the potential damage to your
computer. If your laptop does not have a removable battery, this
is not possible. Check it before you buy it.    2. Avoid
Netbooks/ultraportables/tablets (as your primary computer) -
these are great supplemental computers. The iPad is a great
little device for reading, casual browsing and so forth;
Netbooks are great for taking notes or doing light computing.
However, they are too small and not powerful enough for doing
serious work so we strongly recommend using them as a secondary
device.    3. Avoid Microsoft Works or Apple iWork. - Microsoft
Works (not to be confused with Microsoft Office or Microsoft
Word) is not really compatible with Microsoft Office (Word,
Excel, Powerpoint) so any documents you turn in to your
professors will not be compatible with what they