<p>this is kind of a silly question but it's really killing me. I don't know which laptop to get for when I go to berkeley in the fall. do you guys recommend pc or mac to use in the campus?
also, i'm a pre-haas student if that affects anything</p>
<p>Do you have a lot of money? If you don’t mind spending more than you have to, then go for a mac I guess. Otherwise, you can get a pc with the same/better specs for around half the price of an equivalent mac. </p>
<p>In terms of which is “better” to use on campus, I don’t think it matters. Unless you already have a reason to choose one over the other, I think it just boils down to price.</p>
<p>Agree with tyrion. If money is not a big issue go for a Mac. I’d recommend a Macbook Air. If you’re trying to save money though then a PC will give you more bang for the buck and do just fine. If you’re into gaming, go for a PC.</p>
<p>Get whatever works the best for you. There isn’t a laptop that’s “the best” for any particular major, it’s really all about your personal preference.</p>
<p>I personally like the mac a lot better because it has a really good battery life compared to any PC laptops I’ve had. On full charge my mac can last around 7 hours and my PC lasts around 1. For some classes I think you’d be at an advantage if you took notes on a laptop because typing is a lot faster than writing, but that might just be me.</p>
<p>I guess in my experience any laptop with a really good battery life would be good for college because there isn’t really a place to charge your laptop during class.</p>
<p>Like KandiKaane said, if you aren’t a gamer regardless of PC or Mac you should prioritize battery life and the weight/size of the laptop since you’ll likely be carrying it around to classes. There should be enough room on the dorm desk to fit an external monitor if you choose to get a smaller laptop.</p>
<p>get a macbook air 11 inch. they are very well made, much better than the macbook pro inexpensive models and cheaper. also, you can get a student discount. they have the new screen technology. you can even use them outside in the bright sunlight and see the screen no problemo. silent, light, fast, and cheap. stay away from the PC world if you can. it just turns into a drag. and if you ever decide to sell it, the re-sale value will hold for years unlike a pc. good luck.</p>
<p>If you do engineering, be warned that some programs only run on Windows.</p>
<p>engineering major- pc (because you might have to program and run apps that only work on windows)
anything else- mac (because you’ll just use basic stuff such as word so you’ll only need a crappy computer like the MBair or MBpro)</p>
<p>Just get a mac and install Bootcamp on it. Windows 7 or 8 with OS X.</p>
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Just run it inside a virtual machine or install Bootcamp, whichever you prefer. Programs that do not have compatible Mac equivalents are pretty rare these days. As an EECS major I have used a Macbook for the whole curriculum, without even having a Windows VM or partition, never had any compatibility problems or came across software that absolutely required windows.</p>
<p>For me to only reason to ever go for a PC again would be 1. to play games 2. to save money.</p>