Laptops

Colleges & Universities McGill University
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<p>Can anyone give advice on laptop purchases? Does McGill have a student program, or brands that they prefer? Any recommendations about purchasing options, or specs would be very appreciated! We are in teh US - if that makes a difference. Thanks everybody!</p>

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<p>Sorry, but I am curious if we should get XP Home or Professional for McGill?</p>

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<p>i read on the website that most of the mcgill computers, like in the computer labs and such, are PCs, so getting a mac might complicate things a little. gexxman, i can’t think of anything that you would need to do with your computer that you couldn’t do with xp home.</p>

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<p>Actually, I am getting a mac because i want one (hah) and now that they have boot camp built in, you can run both xp and mac os x on the same computer. So you will never actually run into a problem because you can just switch back and forth.</p>

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<p>i’m getting a mac too! they’re so pretty, and if you buy one you get a free ipod nano (i already have one but i’ll probably give it to my brother or ebay it).</p>

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<p>plus, the battery life is amazing. 6 hrs!!! i wouldn’t want to take my laptop outside on a nice day or to a cafe just to have to come back in 2 hrs or less b/c my battery’s dead.</p>

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<p>erm…any idea about the Toshiba M3 Tecra that’s in the Pilot program?</p>

<p>I need a windows xp pro lappy with an above average battery life and 64MB+ graphics adapter =/</p>

<p>any suggestions? (oh btw…me’ll have to buy it from Montreal)</p>

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<p>macs and pc’s are both ok. most people have pc’s, but most of the time you don’t have to do anything that would allow a conflict between your mac and the school’s pc. you probably won’t even use the school’s computers much - only to check your email or something in between classes. and xp home or professional won’t make a difference either.</p>

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<p>get a laptop that’s light though. i don’t care what kind of functions it has, if it’s heavy, have a good time lugging it back and forth from campus</p>

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<p>My son has a mac-he just likes them -there was a student deal through Mac</p>