<p>Should I buy my laptop through Penn (would I save much money, if any?)? I like Mac’s … but should I bring one to campus? What type of laptop do you guys suggest?</p>
<p>You can't go wrong with a Mac. I have one and love it. And yes, you do save a LOT of money if you buy through Penn.</p>
<p>But if you already have a good Mac, don't buy a new one until you need it. I entered Penn in 2003 with a computer I bought in 2002. In 2005 it's still going strong (though I need to get a RAM upgrade for a very hungry Tiger ;-) ).</p>
<p>I'm not buying a new Mac until they come out with the Intel one anyway, so I've got some time ;-)</p>
<p>any guesses to the proportion of students with macs & pcs? i really like the powerbook. can the ITAs work with Mac's well? </p>
<p>any other suggestions?</p>
<p>If you're in Wharton, they discourage you from using MACs. And the Macs don't support i2hub, the best and fastest file sharing program on the planet. Free movies, music, games, etc. will save you a LOT of money in the long run ;)</p>
<p>well if you're in Wharton than you should support intellectual property rights and STOP STEALING THINGS anyway.</p>
<p>Anyway, get the Mac. ITAs don't ahve as much experience with it, but unlike with Windows, nothign really goes wrong very often unless you're truly retarded, in which case why on earth are you at Penn?</p>
<p>if i'm registered in the college, but decide to take courses @ wharton, or transfer, am I just screwed? or is it possible to just use computer labs for those courses?</p>
<p>and since we're on the subject, how anal is penn about file sharing?</p>
<p>The rule about file sharing is, if you only download but don't share files to others, or at least don't share files that you can get caught for like mp3s, you're perfectly fine.</p>