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For a Physics / PreMed Major I would suggest you purchase a Macbook or a Macbook Pro. I did some physics research over the past few years in the department and my Mac was more than superb for my simulations and data analysis. Not only that, but you can add the Windows operating system to today's Macs. This means you can run both Mac OSX and Windows Vista on the same machine. The weight is minimal and they hold a strong charge.
I would suggest you purchase either a Mac or a PC from the manufacturers website using your education discount. You can save about a $100 on every Mac from the Apple Store and I believe you can save some money from Dell's site as well. I think they just need a student number or proof of admission. I would also get some sort of support package when you buy the computer. Mac's have Apple Care.
I have personally had nothing but bad luck with OIT. They are not the most helpful people and their service is not great. If you have a problem, I would send it back to the manufacturer and get it fixed through them. Good luck.
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