Hi everyone, I’m an incoming freshman as an EECS major. I’m trying to figure out what laptop to buy, and I’m essentially stuck between the Dell XPS 13 and the Macbook Pro. The Dell is cheaper and has better specs, but I’m not sure if I should use Windows or MacOS. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Either one is fine. My D as an EECS undergrad used a Macbook Pro. Now as a CS PhD student, she is using a Surface Pro 4 supplied by UCB. Most, if not all, of the intensive jobs are run on the school’s machines anyway. The laptop acts only as a terminal. When traveling, she brings only an iPad with Apply keyboard and pencil.
When an undergrad, she told me that among her cohorts, MacOS seemed to be more popular than Windows.