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					Originally Posted by unboggling  My niece asked what devices she should take to her first year of college. She was thinking of buying iMac and iPad. She already has a new iPhone...
 ...Off the top of my head I recommended #4, supplemented where necessary by #1 and #0. That seemed the KISSiest to old-fashioned me. I sure wouldn't want to write a thesis on an iPad.
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 I'd say your recommendation is spot on, skip the iMac and go for a MacBook Pro (or other laptop) as the top priority.  If she's got the budget for an iPad great, but I would put it second on the list for sure (even with a bluetooth kbd).