<p>My experience with our daughter who is in her second year at UVA has convinced me that Apple laptops are a great option for college students.</p>
<p>She started out with a Dell, but I found myself constantly having to help her work through issues (mostly related to Windows) that she couldn’t resolve on her own and couldn’t afford to take her laptop in to be fixed by local service center.</p>
<p>We got her an Apple Powerbook this past year and I haven’t had to do anything for her because it “just works”. I am a long time PC user and have never owned an Apple computer. For a college student who needs a reliable computer, I think Apple is an excellent choice.</p>
<p>I am inclined to purchase one of the new Macbook Pro’s for my son to use at W&L even with their “limited” support for the Mac platform and OSX operating system. My experience to date indicates that the “limited” support is probably more than enough.</p>