Which laptop is ideal for an electrical engineer?

harvard17
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:57:51 +0000

The 15 inch Core i7 is also a Macbook Pro, chsowlflax17. It has an extremely fast processor in the Core i7, fairly decent storage capacity at 500 GB, a top of the line graphics card (512 MB Nvidia 330M) and a battery life of 8 hours. Although it costs a fortune at $1999, it gives you a great shelf life of approximately five years.

The 13 inch-er, on the contrary, is the best intersection of portability and battery life. Weighing a meager 4.5 pounds, it lasts an outstanding 10 hours on a single charge. My only concern with it is that it runs on a somewhat antiquated Core 2 duo, and has only 256 MB of graphic memory. Looking at the rate of computer advancement, I doubt if it will stand the rigors of software demands in the coming years. Oh, and it starts at $1099!

Looking at the aforementioned, which one do you think is the best laptop for a college student? I am really stuck between these two. Sometimes I long the portability, but, at other times, I seem to desire the power. Since you have already experienced a year of education at Brown, could you please give me an opinion on this?

Edit: Having used Windows all my life, I have gradually grown tired of its security issues and the eventual slow-less-ness. A lot of my friends have Macs, and they are very happy with their experience, as of now. Keeping all this in mind, I am not in the least interested to go back to a Windows PC. But, if my CS major demands it, I might change my thoughts!