I'm not tech savvy, but coming from a former nursing student, a laptop will be invaluable in nursing school. With the workload in the program, you can do a lot more and it's way easier! More functional than the others you mentioned.
For example, writing papers, creating presentations, heavy online research, taking notes, adding/running programs (i.e. , to study for NCLEX) are just some of the things your wife will be doing while in school. In my program, a lot of work had to be reviewed and completed online as well.
The others are nice but a laptop is a must-have! I also had a pda that I used for clinicals and in school as a quick reference, and I purchased a few programs like nursing drug guide, laboratory tests, medical conditions, etc. I also had these programs on my laptop.
I work for a huge hospital network based in Pittsburgh that has locations in many different locales including overseas. I am not aware of not a single clinical software application that runs on something other than Windows. Yes, the IPad and Android tablet may claim to be Windows compatible but they are not.
Many clinicians in my organization have used non-Windows products, primarily Apple devices, only to have to change. Understand that I am NOT endorsing Windows in any way. I am simply stating the way it is.
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