<p>I have speakers for my laptop, and I would say a fair number of people have those. But, as Squiddy said, speaker-docks for the iPod are quite popular. I know lots of people who have those too.</p>
<p>I would say you don’t need a different monitor. My 15" screen is big enough to fit 2 word docs side by side, and is more than big enough for any websites. We do have a separate tv, and we watch it every day. On the other hand, some people never watch tv. Freshmen year the tv in my room was unneccessary because I would just watch with other people in the lounge, but upperclass dorms aren’t really social like that, and people watch in their rooms. And I live in a campus apartment so we don’t have anything like a lounge.</p>
<p>I have a printer with copy/scan capabilities, and am happy I got one. I don’t use the features that much, but it’s nice to have when I do need it. Definitely worth the minimal extra cost, IMO.</p>
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<p>just so you know, you can right click on a mac, even with only one button. I will admit that I use a mutlibutton mouse though, complete with 360 degree scroll ball, made by Apple. And I’m pretty sure Excel is the same on a Mac, though I hardly ever use it and could be wrong.</p>