<p>This is for current Notre Dame students to answer. Attempting to put personal biases aside, is the campus more friendly to one over the other? Have you found certain majors to be more accomodating to one? Have you had any significant problems using one or the other because of the way classes are taught and use technology?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>i was debating the same thing last year. I was going into architecture where computers would not be used until the 4th year so I went with a Mac. However, I switched into engineering and I have not experience a major problem, though I would have much preferred a PC because of a lot of future engineering software (specifically civil engineering) requires a PC - like AUTOCAD for instance. I would say that you definitely need the package of Microsoft Office for a Mac because some professors only put powerpoint and word documents and you can’t read them as well if you don’t have Microsoft Office for Mac. </p>
<p>If you could tell me you major I may have a better idea - i think that your major is a substantial factor in choosing a computer</p>
<p>How about business? Mac or PC?</p>
<p>I will ask a friend and get back to you this afternoon - but I have a feeling Mac because it is so great with presentations which a lot of business is - MACs have more artsy features and PCs are more processing and mathematical. So, maybe for a marketing major MAC may be best and maybe for accounting or finance, a PC, but I will get back to you.</p>
<p>My D will be a marketing major.</p>
<p>I talked to my friend and he said he hasn’t had a problem with his Mac or heard of a problem with a Mac yet - so i guess it is up to you, though Macs are better for presentations i think. maybe an upperclassman can comment as well.</p>
<p>As a business soph, I can say the difference is negligible. This is something that seems like a major decision before college, but it really isn’t something to worry about too much. I don’t think the mac would be substantially more advantageous for presentations. Most computers in clusters on campus are PCs, and if your profs are sending you microsoft office file attachments, you will run into fewer compatibility problems with PCs. </p>
<p>In the end I’d say slight edge to PC, but nothing to worry about too much</p>
<p>^ I actually just discovered that the computers that are hooked up to the projectors use a PC connection - I dont know the name of the connection, but I know my mac doesn’t have one - so for college, I might go with a PC.</p>