What to get someone starting college?

[LtPage1]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
I got my hot cousin a low-end Palm when she went to college.

pics or ban. a palm is a good idea- the base models are pretty damn good these days.

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: LtPage1

Originally posted by: Yossarian
I got my hot cousin a low-end Palm when she went to college.

pics or ban. a palm is a good idea- the base models are pretty damn good these days.

with a sig like yours, I DON'T THINK SO! 😉

 

[Umberger]

Originally posted by: duragezic
TI-89 if he's in engineering and doesn't have one?

I have used that thing more than any other item I own. Good idea, duragezic.

 

[nageov3t]

some ideas:

mp3 player for walking around campus with
mini fridge if they don't already have one
several bottles of alcohol

 

[RedPickle]

Give him a $100 worth of storage for all the damn porn he is going to be d/ling.

 

[everman]

Something from here: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=40&threadid=1586242&enterthread=y

 

[deejayshakur]

find another friend and pony up the money for a creative zen micro.

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

Originally posted by: duragezic
TI-89 if he's in engineering and doesn't have one?

Yes.

Education related or fun related?

TI-89 is both once you load it with games =). There's some pretty fun games out there, but the graphics are limited by the 160x100 greyscale screen (even getting greyscale is some sorta hack the game makers did).


Earplugs.

Oh, and quarters...lots and lots of quarters

Not if the school has a one-card solution thing like our Buzzcards at Georgia Institute of Technology. I've got a bunch of quarters that I never used, heh.

 

[Emrys]

Assuming he is going to be living in the dorms, he'll be sharing a room- so a decent pair of headphones wouldn't be a bad idea.

 

[CrackaLackaZe]

Thanks for the suggestions guys 🙂, I think I'll look into a TI-89.

 

[shimsham]

Originally posted by: Injury

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
Gift cards. Food, Wal-Mart, Gas Station. Its something they will use, and can't really abuse.

:thumbsup:

You'll be his savior when he moves in and realizes how much crap he needs to buy to make his room not seem so small.

 

[shimsham]

Originally posted by: Yossarian

Originally posted by: LtPage1

Originally posted by: Yossarian
I got my hot cousin a low-end Palm when she went to college.

pics or ban. a palm is a good idea- the base models are pretty damn good these days.

with a sig like yours, I DON'T THINK SO! 😉

especially when he recommends a palm.😛

 

[gopunk]

personally, i'd get him a gc for REI that he can use to get a nice internal frame backpack. i got one later on in college and it felt so much better on my back.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Just give him a hundred dollar bill, he would appreciate it so much more. 🙂

 

[GoingUp]

Thumb drive would be nice 🙂 You can get gigabyte thumbdrives for $60

 

[sniperruff]

the creative muvo mp3 player that works as a thumb drive.

 

[axelfox]

George Foreman Grill

 

[zerocool1]

Originally posted by: DanDaMan315
A toaster oven and a coffee maker.

most dorms won't let you have a toaster

 

[Gurck]

Don't underestimate the importance of a good bong.

 

[Sentinel]

give him a gift card to walmart or other store that he can get supplies.

 

[Kishan]

ipod shuffle-can't live without my ipod on campus *3G 20GB*

 

[3chordcharlie]

I got a bunch of small jump drives really cheap last summer and gave one to my brother who was about to start a second college program. A (school) year later, he says it's the single most useful thing he's had at school.

This was just a 16mb one, but it held all his school files (drafting and the like) pretty easily. With a larger one you wouldn't need to worry about deleting things to make room, but either way they are much more friendly than floppy disks.

 

[Otaking]

UT-Austin? :Q

I'm a UT-Austin alumnus! You can get lots of UT-related merchandise through the University Co-op. I believe the best-selling merchandise is the silver-plated longhorn thing that you stick on your car.

Texas is really big on sports, so if he likes anything sports-related, that might be good.

 

[AutumnRayne]

I would suggest just the money or a gift card. That way you don't get him something that he doesn't need or already has.

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: ArmchairAthlete

Originally posted by: duragezic
TI-89 if he's in engineering and doesn't have one?

Yes.

Education related or fun related?

TI-89 is both once you load it with games =). There's some pretty fun games out there, but the graphics are limited by the 160x100 greyscale screen (even getting greyscale is some sorta hack the game makers did).


Earplugs.

Oh, and quarters...lots and lots of quarters

Not if the school has a one-card solution thing like our Buzzcards at Georgia Institute of Technology. I've got a bunch of quarters that I never used, heh.

UT has Bevo Bucks...