<p>Does Wake still provide laptops for all incoming freshman? If so, do you get to keep the laptop when you graduate? Do many students bring other computers?</p>
<p>Yes, they provide laptops for all incoming freshmen. No, you do not get to keep them after graduation (it might be an option to pay for it to keep it but otherwise you turn it in). Most other students do not bring other computers but some do (usually Macs). If you have one I’d say to bring it, especially if it’s a Mac since you’re probably more comfortable with that. I just have my school computer and that’s fine for me. :)</p>
<p>Pinkcupcake14 pretty much nailed it, but I should add one thing–for technology that’s handed out en masse, the laptops here are of pretty excellent quality. I don’t really think it’s necessary to bring another computer since the one they give you will probably be better than the one you currently own (it made mine look like a slug, anyway). You obviously can bring another laptop if you really want to, though.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info! You get to use it over the summer right?</p>
<p>Yes, you keep them over the summer (and if you go abroad, too)!</p>
<p>You receive a new laptop at the beginning of your junior year (you trade your old model in for the newer model; for example, this year the rising junior class turned their old ones in for ones with built-in webcams, which we have now).</p>
<p>Models of laptops:</p>
<p>[ThinkPads</a> | IS Service Portal](<a href=“http://help.wfu.edu/services/thinkpads]ThinkPads”>http://help.wfu.edu/services/thinkpads)</p>
<p>I think this is such a great idea - makes it easier if everyone has the same laptop and software.</p>
<p>Graduates used to be able to keep the laptops. They discontinued this practice 2 years ago - but I do think you can purchase the laptop when you graduate if you want it.</p>
<p>What does Wake do with the returned laptops?
Recondition and reissue ?</p>
<p>Laptops become obsolete very quickly.</p>
<p>No, I don’t think they reissue. At least not to the students, anyway, because every student who comes in gets the newest model available (unless they’re a transfer student, in which case they get whatever model their class has).</p>
<p>I’m believe that they give them to the W-S Forsyth County School system.</p>
<p>correction: transfer students get the newest model as well (along with the freshmen).</p>
<p>I’ve chosen to use my mac, but i guess the think pad does the job…although I much prefer my own mac</p>