u/Dependent-Green351

Hello everyone,

I am joining university next month majoring in Computer Engineering and I need to buy an iPad primarily for:

- Digital notes

- PDFs/Slides

- Sometimes videos and other media

- As a second display when connected with MacBook

Now I am not sure whether to get either:

- iPad 11th generation 11'' (256 GB) with Apple Pencil USB-C (400-500€)

- iPad Air with M3 chip 11'' (256 gb) + Apple Pencil 2nd generation/Pencil Pro (650-750€)

The only reason that makes me think twice about getting the more expensive setup is the Apple Pencil experience.

While the USB-C pencil does not seem to be a problem for writing notes, it seems to be inferior to the Pencil 2nd gen/Pencil Pro because:

- Magnetic pairing

- Wireless charging

- More convenient for everyday use, do not have to charge it via USB before using it

- Other gestures

- Premium experience overall

While the Air would cost me an additional 200-300€ compared to the 11th generation iPad, my question is:

Is it worth spending the extra money on the Air model with Pencil 2nd generation/Pencil Pro for students who use the iPad primarily for notes and PDFs?

Im going to university in some months and need a pc to play some games and a pc more portable since in the weekends i will come back to my place. I have a macbook for university.

I want that pc to run:

• Valorant min. 200 fps
• Fortnite min. 150 fps
• And some story games around 100 fps in low settings

The thing im not sure about mini pcs is that it doesn't have good ventilation, so it can heat really fast and lose performance overtime. But since im in university i won't be playing a lot of times, i also want the windows software, since im going to computer science and have a macbook, sometimes i will need programs that macbooks dont run.

My budget is 800€ máx. If you have any other suggestions that can be better for me just say it.