u/ChapsLair1215

Starting CS this fall, 300km from home. Got a 5700X + 4060 desktop but can’t bring it. Home only 1-2x a month.

Debating between a budget no-GPU laptop vs one with a dGPU. Main question — for hackathons and local AI agents, do I actually need CUDA or can I just use Colab/cloud GPUs and call it a day?

Was the dGPU on your laptop worth it, or did you end up on Colab anyway?

I am going to purchase a new mice as my deathadder essential broke down.
I have selected to get either vxe r1 pro or deathadder v3(wired). Both cost ₹4K but I am confused which one of them should I get.

The deathadder is wired and has better specs but I want a wireless mouse. However I also don’t want to miss out on deathadder’s better specifications.

Would I be missing out on better specs if I get the vxe r1 pro just because it’s wireless or does it make negligible difference in performance ?

Thank you for your time.