<p>tigerdirect and newegg have the best deals online for pc’s</p>
<p>i guess im not surprised the NP’s and Mochamp, etc are open to each other</p>
<p>Here’s what I’ve found, as far as my friends and whose laptops go where:</p>
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<p>In addition, smaller laptops typically run longer on one battery charge, so there’s more incentive to take them with, because you won’t have to find an outlet.</p>
<p>the netbooks don’t all have the best battery life though. of course you could be cool like me and not even have a laptop at Brown lol</p>
<p>how do you go to college without a laptop? you have a desktop then?</p>
<p>yes i do…much harder to steal as well 
(but im not at brown anymore)</p>
<p>you know, that isnt a bad idea haha. are you living off campus?</p>
<p>I always had a desktop at Brown. Way more power for the same money, harder to steal, much more pleasant to work on. I had a handful of friends with them-- we were pretty much exclusively science people with a little geek in us because we wanted the power over the portability.</p>
<p>IMO, you’d be better served with a solid desktop + cheap laptop that’s just good enough to type on and do basic surfing than a solid laptop.</p>
<p>Of course, it’s really only viable if you drive up to Brown, which you would.</p>
<p>you know, thats not a bad idea. i will definitely consider that. do you have a pc or mac?</p>
<p>PC. Mac’s are so ridiculously overpriced for what you get that even some of my friends who are huge Mac fans have switched back recently.</p>
<p>I love OSX, and it really does depend on a lot of personal choice factors, but for me I’ll take my PC’s 2x the computer at the same price over a Mac any day. I’m not a huge fan of Windows, but I can make it work for me. In the end, I use Linux most of the time anyway.</p>
<p>^ Totally Agree</p>
<p>i have a mac at home and i think itsthe greatest thing ever. but finances do play a huge part into my decision so we will see what kind of deals they have. i heard that lat year if you buy a mac for school after may 1, you get 100 dollars off and a free ipod touch. i kinda like that deal.</p>
<p>[Apple</a> Computers](<a href=“http://www.brownbookstoretechcenter.com/apple.htm]Apple”>http://www.brownbookstoretechcenter.com/apple.htm) from Brown.</p>
<p>Joe I no longer attend Brown but I do work there.</p>
<p>oh dear, modestmelody, you’re a PC person. :-(. </p>
<p>joe, you’re asking good questions, but don’t buy a computer yet – wait until the summer. </p>
<p>The prices offered at the bookstore for Macs are the standard educational discount.</p>
<p>ok, yeah i just talked to my uncle and he said they might have a better version by august so i think im gonna hold off until then.</p>
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<p>If you’re going to get a Mac, I recommend getting one soon after a new model is released. It really sucks if you buy one and it’s outdated in a month.</p>
<p>If you’re planning on getting a MacBook Pro, I expect a minor update this Wednesday when Apple announces their tablet. According to [Macrumors.com’s</a> Buyer’s Guide](<a href=“MacRumors Buyer's Guide: Know When to Buy iPhone, Mac, iPad”>MacRumors Buyer's Guide: Know When to Buy iPhone, Mac, iPad), the MacBook Pro is overdue for a refresh. If I’m right though, and if past patterns continue, there should be a second update around late August or September. </p>
<p>Also, if you don’t plan on buying another computer within your four years of undergrad, you might want to consider a [Apple</a> Developer Connection student membership](<a href=“http://developer.apple.com/products/membership.html]Apple”>http://developer.apple.com/products/membership.html). It costs $99, but I read it comes with a one-time hardware discount better than what is normally provided through the education store. For lower-end models, it’s likely not worth it and you should just use the regular educational discount. But if you’re going to go all out on your computer, I’ve read it’s a better deal to use the ADC discount. The discount varies, but I’ve heard the number 20% thrown around, so anything more than $2,000 would warrant an ADC membership. You also get a hot t-shirt if you become an ADC member.</p>