<p>Javabytes, I think that we have reached a lot of common ground in this thread. Ultimately, I agree with you that parents should ask their students which computer they prefer and allow their students to balance the risks and rewards of each. It pleases me that the myNotebook program has chosen to present parents and students with more choices. This is especially important for students who would have received the myNotebook on scholarship, and would have not had a choice of Macintosh otherwise. I hope that this thread inspires parents to trust their students consider a budget and to make an informed decision.</p>
<p>Here are the two myNotebook purchase links:</p>
<p>Dell laptop: [Dell</a> Purchase Program](<a href=“http://premier.dell.com/portal/messages.aspx?c=US&l=en&s=eep&cs=RC1102377]Dell”>http://premier.dell.com/portal/messages.aspx?c=US&l=en&s=eep&cs=RC1102377)</p>
<p>Apple laptop: [Apple</a> Laptop Options](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/it/?id=8718]Apple”>http://www.wm.edu/it/?id=8718) or [url=<a href=“http://store.apple.com%5DThe”>http://store.apple.com]The</a> Apple Store<a href=“and%20click%20Educational%20Store%20for%20discounts”>/url</a></p>