<p>What is a recommended laptop for EECS?</p>
<p>I was thinking about an Asus EEE PC for the portability, price, and pizazz.</p>
<p>Should I look for a machine with more power?</p>
<p>Would a strictly linux machine be a problem?</p>
<p>Any suggestions would be appreciated!</p>
<p>Get a Thinkpad (T60's are hot). They will last you all the way to the gates of hell and then some.</p>
<p>Strictly linux machines are common throughout campus for 6'ers.</p>
<p>An EEE PC is a good second laptop, but not as a main. As a work computer, it is practically useless. Get a more powerful, more mainstream pc. The EEE PC is not meant as an alternative to a laptop, it is meant as a supplement. </p>
<p>And a Linux machine probably will not be a problem. I am fairly certain that any required programs will have Linux versions too...</p>
<p>Get a MacBook Pro!</p>
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Pay lots more for inferior hardware.
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<p>Fixed your typo</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses; I was also considering a MacBook Pro or a combo of iMac + eeepc, but I'm just not sure I can justify the pricetags...
Maybe I'll get something more middle of the road...</p>
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<p>project athena runs entirely on debian. if anything, machines that don't have linux installed are less convenient to use at mit (the crappiness of windows itself notwithstanding).</p>
<p>also, as a thinkpad owner, ++ to that.</p>