Is Mac a smart move for a business major?

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<p>Well I’m going to be a freshman next year, and I plan on being a Business major(leaning towards accounting), so will a macbook pro be a smart idea? Or should I go windows?</p>

<p>If I go windows I’ll most likely go with the Asus U43JC-X1</p>

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<p>You should read some of the other discussions in this thread of Mac v PCs. Some of them are quite insightful.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-computers/1004813-bad-idea-transition-pc-macbook-my-first-year-college-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-computers/1004813-bad-idea-transition-pc-macbook-my-first-year-college-2.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Mostly, though, Macs are known for being overpriced (generally 2-3 times the cost of a PC with similar specifications). The operating system is no longer a matter of user-friendly (Mac) vs techie/pro (Windows) since Windows has really become user-friendly in the last few years. So feel-wise, the different operating systems are not revolutionarily different. If you are going to need a lot of different software (since you mentioned business major, though I don’t know what that would entail), then Windows is going to be the best for that.
Conclusion? Go for Windows. There’s no reason to get a Mac.</p>

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<p>It seriously doesn’t matter. Business does not revolve around what type of computer you have.
<em>gasp</em> you got a $1500 mac… <em>reject</em>
<em>gasp</em> you got an $800 pc… <em>cheapskate</em></p>

<p>IT’S YOUR MONEY. THEY BOTH WORK PERFECTLY. Just don’t get a crappy PC… but I heard that Asus’s are good.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys, I think I’m going to eventually go back and forth on this subject until I bite the bullet and finally buy one.</p>

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<p>Honestly, I use both Macs and Windows machines and it doesn’t really matter. Macs last longer than most models of Windows machines but I could buy two brand-new PCs from good manufacturers for the same price in the space of the same time for the same price as I can get a similar Mac with lesser specifications. Most of the programs you’d need to do any work you have to do come for both operating systems and there are usually equivalent programs for the ones you can’t get (you can’t get OneNote on the Mac; use Evernote. You can’t get Papers on Windows; use Zotero.)</p>

<p>It just comes down to what you have the money for and which OS you prefer. I just bought a new computer and while I thought about a Mac for the second time I passed it over for a Windows-based machine. With similar specs to the computer I got, a Mac would’ve cost me at least $450 more, and the brand I bought is known for lasting a while so it’ll be fine.</p>