<p>I'm just wondering if there will be any compatibility issues or ways around that. Which should i get? I'm in biomedical engineering btw.</p>
<p>There may be some compatibility issues for certain classes but if you are at all computer savvy the ways around it are simple (dual booting, virtualization - engineering students receive free copies of Windows OSes I believe). With everything moving into “the cloud” most of the work will be done either in your browser through Quest, WebAssign etc. or on a remote server.</p>
<p>I don’t want to summon the Mac v. PC beast (i think there was a thread about it not too long ago if you want to do some digging), but I own a mac just because of personal preference and have had no issues getting things to work.
Just get what feels right for your needs. I wouldn’t worry too much about compatibility.</p>
<p>EDIT:</p>
<p>here’s that thread <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-texas-austin/1300597-ut-pc-mac-school.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-texas-austin/1300597-ut-pc-mac-school.html</a></p>
<p>how about a PC that looks like a macbook?</p>
<p>well…macbook is a pc…that runs OSX</p>
<p>so how about a macbook that runs windows (dualboot)</p>
<p>it doesn’t really matter anymore because they’re really the same thing once you dualboot.</p>
<p>I prefer to get a macbook clone, because you get the same thing…but cheaper and I prefer windows anyways</p>
<p>There will be times that you need to use a PC but there will not be times when you need to use a Mac. That said, you can purchase either for personal use and take advantage of BME’s excellent computer lab as need be.</p>