<p>I can only offer this advice:</p>
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<li><p>If you buy a Dell, you can get it serviced right on campus for no extra cost, even if you buy directly from Dell. When my D broke her screen last fall, it only took a few days to get the part and fix it, for example. You will also get much better support for those models most common on campus (which, nach, are those the U sells) whether formal or informal from other students.</p></li>
<li><p>Full MS Office for Windows is $20 through the University computer store.</p></li>
<li><p>The University computer store sells some models at pretty good prices, although you might do better if you watch for coupons.</p></li>
<li><p>Get to know this site: <a href=“Not Found - IT Service Portal”>Not Found - IT Service Portal;
<li><p>There is a lot of software that does not work on MACs.</p></li>
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