What laptop do you have for b-school?

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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<p>Does everyone carry around IBM/Lenovo's or do people even care?
I am just curious</p>

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<p>I went to Duke. Almost everyone had an IBM/Lenovo laptop.</p>

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<p>I don’t really know much about this stuff, but why do most people have IBM/Lenovo labtops? Are people with Macs in anyway at a disadvantage?</p>

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<p>Obviously, if the b-school has a deal with a particular vendor, it is likely that most students will have that brand. For business school, one does not need a particularly powerful laptop.</p>

<p>As for Macs, I am not that familiar with them but have heard mixed results. Some business school students definitely use them. You may not be able to use certain programs with them though(have heard about issues with outlook and certain statistical software). To be certain, I would ask current students with Macs at the school you will be attending.</p>

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<p>From what I know, you won’t really notice a difference between a PC and a Mac if you are in B-School and for a cheaper price the PC is a better buy. Mac really makes a difference if you are into graphic design, video/audio production, 3D, etc (Multimedia). Some programs used in business are not compatible with Macs. The only plus I see is that it is more stable.</p>

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<p>I’ve used a variety of laptops for business and school purposes over the last 6 years. My quick-and-dirty ranking would be:</p>

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<li><p>IBM/Lenovo. Very few hardware problems, good support, good HW / MB compatibility. Keyboards wear down a little faster than HP; screens are a little brighter.</p></li>
<li><p>HP. Very good construction (very durable), but parts not quite as high quality. The disks that most HP laptops ship with have been known to have problems, but still a very solid choice. Screens aren’t as bright and get damaged slightly easier.</p></li>
<li><p>Dell. I’d say 75% of the problems I’ve observed or heard about in laptops have occurred on Dell laptops. This includes hard disk failures, screen failures, corrupted O/S installs, etc. I love Dell desktops, but they don’t know how to make a business-quality laptop.</p></li>
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