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Petition to abolish tablet requirement

627 bytes added, 06:21, 9 March 2012
Dissatisfaction with requirement
* Tablets are expensive compared to other laptops of similar specs
* Available models are limited to a 13.3" maximum screen size
* USB Wacom tablets are available for fairly cheap and fuction as well as onscreen tablets. Many studets prefer USB tablets because the keyboard can be used while writing
* Students can't use Macbooks, as they lack tablet functionality.
* Tablets can not be upgraded nearly as extensively as full-scale laptops. Lenovo tablets support a maximum 320GB hard drive, and are limited to a dual-core i7 2620M.
* All available tablets are pre-installed with Windows, forcing students to buy an individual Windows license in addition to a VT Windows site license.
* Many students hold the opinion that the univerity bookstore is evil.
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