There are laptop requirements on UMASS website, but they want CD ROOM. I looked at all new laptops with UMASS requirements and none of them have CDrooms anymore. Any new MACBOOK Pro or IntecCore i5 Windows laptops have cdrooms. Which one you bought for your newly freshmans? NEw Mac cost $1425 at Bestbuy and new Windows laptop cost $450. Both have UMASS recommended configurations. Any suggestions? Prefer Mac. Thanks.
S will be entering senior year in chemical engineering with an Asus laptop we bought for $599 before freshman year. It’s done everything he’s needed. No need to spend crazy mac money. For mac money you could buy almost FOUR windows machines!!!
Thanks @MADad, agree.
Did you guys bought new laptop recently according UMASS requirements with CD/DVD rom in it?
If push comes to shove, you can get a usb-powered DVD drive on amazon for ~$20, or less.