<p>I'm planning on getting a Mac laptop, but how would I go about printing stuff? Like would I have to buy my own printer and bring it to campus, or do you just hook a cable up to the school's printers? And if that's the case, would having a Mac instead of a PC cause problems?</p>
<p>You can either e-mail things to yourself, upload them online at <a href="http://www.mfile.umich.edu%5B/url%5D">www.mfile.umich.edu</a>, or figure out how to access your university AFS space (the school's file storage system) from your desktop, and then go print from a computer lab on a school computer. You get 200 pages of black and white printing a semester, and I think it's only 5 cents a page beyond that, so lots of people don't bother with a printer. Especially in places like South Quad that have a computer lab open 24/7 in the same building.</p>
<p>i wouldn't recommend a printer</p>
<ol>
<li>takes up too much space</li>
<li>many assignments require them to be laser printed</li>
<li>it's much easier to print from rescomp</li>
</ol>
<p>if ur printing pdf, just use mprint.umich.edu. rescomp is only 30 seconds away from ur room</p>
<p>I second cherrybarry, a printer is unneccesary. If you're an engineering student, you can also use unlimited CAEN printing (mostly found on North Campus).</p>
<p>Also, it's 400 pages/semester, not 200.</p>
<p>What courses require laser printers? Since most inkjet printers have a laser quality mode, how can they tell the difference? I was planning on bringing a small footprint 4 in 1 inkjet (print, copy, scan and fax).</p>
<p>If you have 1 and really would like to have one in your room, then go ahead...but it really isn't necessary to have 1 in your dorn and its definitely not worth going out and buying one for your personal use either...there are plenty of printers on campus, just use those</p>
<p>they want laser because 1. it looks nice, and 2. protects against water, humidity...esp when they have 100 pages stacked together, etc.</p>
<p>not all teachers require this, but some do. A printer really isn't necessary and unless u have another desk, it takes up a lot of space. plus, with ur laptop, ur basically left with no desk space to do work. i wouldn't recommend it but whatever floats ur boat</p>