How often do u guys bring ur laptops out

I am an incoming IEM freshman and i am looking at laptops to buy. I want a windows laptop for my personal projects. Ive seen a lot of people recommending the lenovo legion laptops but its just damn big and the battery damn shit. Buttt if i dont need to bring it everywhere i go then ill prolly just get that. so yeah do yall bring ur laptops to lectures n tutorials or is an ipad enough.