Graduate School: PC or Mac?

<p>I’m a rising college Senior and majoring in Business. For almost four years, I’ve skirted the Business Division’s laptop requirement (I own a PC desktop instead) and have made do by borrowing others’ laptops and using the “loaner” laptops in each classroom. </p>

<p>Recently, after extensive – and in some respects, excessive – deliberation, I bought a Thinkpad T60 but soon after began having second thoughts about it. I have a track record of returning the majority of things I buy and have a major problem with making and sticking to decisions. </p>

<p>Basically, my question is this: should I return my Thinkpad T60 and get a Mac instead? Because of the time that has elapsed since my purchase of it, I’d be charged approximately 15% (or $200 or a $1500 purchase) if I wanted to return it. As far as my undergraduate career goes, I have one more laptop-intensive class and I’ve been told that a Mac would do fine, but ideally, my plan is to return my laptop, borrow a laptop for my last laptop intensive class and then buy a MacPro (desktop), the computer of my dreams.</p>

<p>I also plan on eventually attending graduate school (either MBA or Public Policy, or both) and wanted to know whether a laptop is a necessity; in other words, would returning my Thinkpad T60 be a mistake? Secondly, with respect to academcis and graduate school, do you prefer Macs or PCs and why?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>More than likely, you will need 3-5 years of experience if you want to get into a good MBA program, so what kind of laptop you get now is irrelevant.</p>

<p>BTW, a $500 pc laptop would be sufficient for an MBA program. Of course PCs are preferred for compatability reasons, but Macs certainly have the capability to address most if not all compatability issues.</p>

<p>macs look cool, so i would choose a macbook pro. u could always run windows on them (i get my vista for free)</p>

<p>boot camp FTW!</p>