<p>Currently, I plan on majoring in Econ & Business and minoring in Spanish. What would be the best laptop for this major? I heard Macs are better for art majors and PCs are better for business majors. My budget is around $1K. I want a laptop that's light, fast, has a long battery life, lots of memory, a good lifespan (preferably 4+years), and works well for my major. My dad says I should get a Chromebook...any suggestions?</p>
<p>For your needs: pretty much anything will work. I don’t know about what software is required for business/econ majors, but I can’t think of anything off the top of my head that would require Windows specifically. Most software now is cross-platform, so you can get a Mac or PC based on your personal preference.</p>
<p>I don’t think I would recommend going with a chromebook, though, as your only computer. Chromebooks have limited software capabilities, and you might run into trouble with that on occasion (i.e., not having Excel (or its free counterpart LibreOffice Calc). Google spreadsheets are still a bit hampered for what you might have to get into). If you budget were really tight, it could be a good option because they are inexpensive, and you could use school computers for software you couldn’t install.</p>
<p>If you get a PC, you will be able to get more bang for your buck and quite possibly spend much less than $1,000. If you are looking for something more durable that will last longer, look into computers that are considered business-grade, like Thinkpads. There are also a lot of ultrabooks (relevant if you’re particularly looking for light computers) that fall into this category of having a higher build quality that you can expect to hold up better and have more durable components.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information and advice! I’ll look into Thinkpads and ultrabooks and reconsider Chromebooks. I guess I’m just having trouble deciding between Mac or PC. Since both work, I’ll look into both of them more and go from there. Thank you once again!</p>
<p>Try them out. Go to a store where you can spend a little time playing around with both of them (though this really can’t give you a very thorough perspective), look up pros/cons online, and ask your friends who use each of them to tell you what they like/don’t like about each. I have a tendency to over research such things…</p>
<p>I’ll give it a try! I should be shopping for a laptop soon so I’ll do more online research and ask around. Thanks once again! And I do too…but too much research is better than too little!</p>
<p>Except for the part where the psychology studies suggest that having too many choices can result in decision making becoming more difficult and lead to lower satisfaction with your choice. But that’s another issue entirely… :)</p>
<p>Yeah I remember learning that in psych! I guess I’ll just try to eliminate choices so there aren’t as many</p>