Computer for college freshman

[4kids4us]

@maya54

Agree. I would really try to hold off your doing something like this or getting something very inexpensive and temporary. . Colleges often have plans where you can buy through the college and while not any less expensive the benefit from my kids colleges is that you could get a 2 year warranty and most important give you an emergency loaner if yours needed to go in for repairs.

This! My son’s campus only offers loaners IF the laptop is purchased through a link/partnered education store. They offer both PCs and Mac.

My kids all have MacBook Airs. My oldest graduated in 2021 and hers is till going strong (purchased summer 2017 before she entered college). We purchased them using Apple’s Education store to get the discounted pricing.

If there is anyway to hold off and somehow find a loaner until college decision is made, that might be beneficial later.