"Thus, there seems to be little upside to laptop use in class, while there is clearly a downside." Thanks to bs articles like this that try to over generalize

"Thus, there seems to be little upside to laptop use in class, while there is clearly a downside." Thanks to bs articles like this that try to over generalize their results, I was unsure if I "needed" a laptop when returning to school. Got a Surface Book and here's what I've experienced over the last 2 semesters. - Going paperless, I'm more organized than ever. I just need to make sure I bring my surface with me wherever I go and I'm good. - Record lectures, tutorials, office hours, etc. Although I still take notes to keep myself focused, I can go back and review things with 100% accuracy thanks to this. - Being at 2 places at once. ie: Make last minute changes before submitting an assignment for class A or attend review lecture to prepare for next week's quiz in class B? I can leave the surface in class B to record the lecture while I finish up the assignment for class A. If you can't control yourself from browsing the internet during a lecture then the problem is not with your laptop...