<p>Does anyone know if Carleton's students primarily use Mac or Windows computers? I'm trying to decide what i should get for a new computer.</p>
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<p>FWIW, my daughter had a Windows computer.</p>
<p>thanks fireflyscout.</p>
<p>My freshman son has a MacBook. No reported problems.</p>
<p>I have Windows and have been fine. From what I’ve seen, there are probably slightly more people who use a Mac, but plenty of people have both, so go with whatever you’re comfortable with.</p>
<p>every computer at carl has both software on it</p>
<p>I’d say there is a 50-50 split which is higher than the general population. My advice would be to get a mac laptop and drop the extra money to pick up a copy of windows and dual boot (or virtualize) like the Carleton lab computers. You should especially consider a mac if you are thinking about a computer science major as all of the computer science labs are osx exclusively and the terminal is easier to work with. That being said either computer will work just fine. I personally made it through Carleton doing most of my work on a desktop with a netbook for when I absolutely had to work away from my room.</p>