GADGETS EVERY STUDENT SHOULD HAVE TO SURVIVE COLLEGE LIFE

Living as a student in a very high tech world is never simple, especially when you don’t know what gadgets you should bring or you should use throughout your life as a student. It will be such a burden for a student to buy expensive gadgets and not getting the most out of it. So here is a list of gadgets we recommend each student should have.

1. Laptop

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A laptop is perfect for doing research and for advance reading. It is not only for doing research but also works better if your course is related to digital arts, programming, animation or graphic designing.

When it comes to the brand, it doesn’t matter for as long as the specifications are fit to your needs. If you love to play videogames (like me) well, you could invest on MSI or ASUS ROG (Republic of Gamers) laptops which are loaded with nice video cards.

2. Smartphone

Smartphones play a really big role in communication that’s why it is important for students to have a smartphone in order to connect through their peers. A smartphone could also be loaded with useful apps like Waze, Uber, Planner/ Budget planner, Facebook, Twitter and some of your favourite games.

3. Music Player

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The music player is very essential to every student who commutes, when they ride the train, take long bus trips, or even on the jeepney. Music players could be classified as smartphones loaded with music apps like iTunes or Spotify, iTouch, MP3 players, etc.

4. Flash Drive or External Hard Drive

The flash drive is a must have for every student because it is a tool wherein you can save your files, such as home works, projects, handouts. Flash drive nowadays are very affordable because of the innovations of high capacity flash drive which are now for sale in the market.

I would highly recommend the Sandisk Ultra Dual USB Drive because I could connect it to my smartphone and copy files whenever I don’t have my laptop with me. it has a capacity of 32GB or 64GB. it costs P 999 from Lazada

Incase you need more storage, I would recommend the Transcend StoreJet 25H3 1TB External Hard Drive. It has a USB 3.0 port already and it is equipped with a rubber case giving it a shockproof feature. It is also loaded with a whopping 1 Terabyte of storage! Imagine how many movies you can fit in there! This product comes in three colors which is green, purple, and sky blue. The external hard drive costs P 2,848 at Lazada

5. Power bank

Forgot to charge your phone? or there's no nearby power outlet? well, a Power Bank is your best friend! this is very ideal to students because smartphones are very useful in school and surfing the internet could really use up your smartphone's battery. with the help of a power bank, you could continue using your gadgets with a little boost from a power bank.

Power banks come in different shapes, sizes and mah capacities. ofcourse it will depend on your budget and needs on what kind of power bank you need.

Right now I'm using the Tronsmart PBT12 Presto Quick Charge 3.0 10400mah Power bank, it costs P 1,299 from Lazada.

The capacity of my Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is 3020mah. meaning, with this Tronsmart Power Bank, i can fully charge my phone up to three times because this Power Bank has a 10400mah capacity.

6. Headphones/ Earphones

When the environment is too loud and it distracts you easily, the earphones or headphones could be a great help. You could also focus more by listening to your favorite music or classical tunes in order to relax yourself while studying.