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I brought a macbook to college thinking it'd be great, there'd be no problems.
=( After taking poli30 and cogs8 I realized that having a windows os laptop would have been much wiser. There are many programs that do not run on a Mac OS and because they are mostly written for the Windows OS crowd and creators are lazy and forget to write one for a Mac OS.
If you're gonna be taking cogsci or compsci classes, any laptop with a windows OS would be best. Or else you're might be awkwardly using your roommate's laptop like me.
So first quarter I was here I encountered many problems with having a mac and mac OS instead of windows OS. You would never realize how many programs are written ONLY for windows OS until you take some computer using classes.
Also my macbook is a little heavy to lug around all day. Getting one of those tiny laptops for note taking might be nice. However I don't know how capable they are at doing other things. They are affordable though. I've seen quite a lot of people with this mini laptops. They must be a joy to carry around.
Brand I dont think matters. Operating system you should consider though. And weight as well.
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