PC or Mac?

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<p>Should I get a PC or Mac for university? I'll probably be taking computer science, and hopefully at somewhere like Stanford.</p>

<p>Also, my friend, who is a Stanford alum (just graduated, I think class of '02? He's now getting his PhD) said that he only had a PC desktop (Windows XP) and no laptop.</p>

<p>I really like Macs more than Windows (Macs rule! :D) But which is preferred in universities? Also, the Mac sounds good to me for computer science, since a lot of the applications run on Unix (Apple = Unix environment.)</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>i have a 15'' powerbook that i use for school. i dont bring it to class ever, but it works for all of my research papers and other assignments. I would say go for a Mac, but only if you can spend enough money to get one of their newer ones.</p>

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<p>I wouldn't worry about which is preferred in universities. Many have accomodations for both types of computers.</p>

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<p>These other threads may answer some of your questions:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=64078%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=64078&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=57868%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=57868&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=51858%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=51858&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Since you say "hopefully at Stanford" are you a HS Junior right now? If you aren't going to college this fall, then I would strongly suggest that you don't buy a new computer now. Wait until about a month or two before you go, in order to get the best pricing and the most up-to-date technology possible. Computers change almost every year, so if you got one now when you really need it next year, then you might be wasting bucks now.</p>