Laptop for Engineering at Swarthmore?

[oinkmooblah]

<p>Are there any special requirements for engineering majors at Swat? I searched the website and didn't find anything. :/ And how important is battery life? Are outlets common enough throughout campus to justify the purchase of a laptop with merely four hours of battery life?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance everyone! Just hoping to take advantage of a sale going on right now for the HP Envy 14 Beats Edition if it's suitable. :)</p>

[etselec]

<p>PCs and Macs both seem to work fine for the engineers I know. You’ll likely be happier with more battery life than less–especially since laptop batteries tend to lose some of their longevity as they age (so a four-hour battery may only give you 2hrs battery life in a few years).</p>