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Should I buy a MacBook Pro for my degree (Aero MEng)...
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<blockquote data-quote="Ctrl-Opt-Del" data-source="post: 1297511" data-attributes="member: 215112"><p>...or should I just go with a good PC laptop <em>for now</em> & buy a Mac desktop once I've saved more cash?</p><p></p><p>I won't bore you with the details, but I had planned on buying a MBP for university when I was going to be doing an Astrophysics Master's degree including a year in the US (one of the things that appealed about buying a Mac was how much easier it would be to get it serviced in America if necessary). However, I've since changed disciplines to Aeronautical Engineering & am having trouble legitimising the extra up-front cost.</p><p></p><p>When I was going to be doing Astrophysics the MBP would've been quite sufficient for all that I would have needed, with all the Apps readily available & the specs more than sufficient. Now I've changed to Aeronautics I find myself in a situation where many of the Apps I'll require are either not available for Mac, or only in versions that are inferior in functionality (& yet more expensive) than the PC versions.</p><p></p><p>Basically, if I did have a Mac I'd need to dual boot Windows anyway & I'd need to get a top-of-the-line MBP in order for its specs to be up to the minimum requirements of some of the Apps I'll need... Lower build-quality as they may be, I can find PC laptops with the required specs for barely more than half as much of the education prices...</p><p></p><p>I do want to get a Mac at some point for personal & general use, but I'm gonna need a laptop of some type running Windows (currently got a desktop PC that does work, but has insufficient specs & obviously can't be taken into class!) straight off the bat for my degree (and would like to eventually have two computers for redundancy); so would you agree - given my student budget - that the best option for now is a PC laptop with either a Mac Mini or iMac once I've saved enough money, or would those of you with more experience using Macs in an academic and/or engineering capacity still advise that a MBP (+Windows install) is worth the extra cost?</p><p></p><p>Cheers for any replies <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Smirk.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Smirk:" title="Smirk :Smirk:" data-shortname=":Smirk:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ctrl-Opt-Del, post: 1297511, member: 215112"] ...or should I just go with a good PC laptop [I]for now[/I] & buy a Mac desktop once I've saved more cash? I won't bore you with the details, but I had planned on buying a MBP for university when I was going to be doing an Astrophysics Master's degree including a year in the US (one of the things that appealed about buying a Mac was how much easier it would be to get it serviced in America if necessary). However, I've since changed disciplines to Aeronautical Engineering & am having trouble legitimising the extra up-front cost. When I was going to be doing Astrophysics the MBP would've been quite sufficient for all that I would have needed, with all the Apps readily available & the specs more than sufficient. Now I've changed to Aeronautics I find myself in a situation where many of the Apps I'll require are either not available for Mac, or only in versions that are inferior in functionality (& yet more expensive) than the PC versions. Basically, if I did have a Mac I'd need to dual boot Windows anyway & I'd need to get a top-of-the-line MBP in order for its specs to be up to the minimum requirements of some of the Apps I'll need... Lower build-quality as they may be, I can find PC laptops with the required specs for barely more than half as much of the education prices... I do want to get a Mac at some point for personal & general use, but I'm gonna need a laptop of some type running Windows (currently got a desktop PC that does work, but has insufficient specs & obviously can't be taken into class!) straight off the bat for my degree (and would like to eventually have two computers for redundancy); so would you agree - given my student budget - that the best option for now is a PC laptop with either a Mac Mini or iMac once I've saved enough money, or would those of you with more experience using Macs in an academic and/or engineering capacity still advise that a MBP (+Windows install) is worth the extra cost? Cheers for any replies :Smirk: [/QUOTE]
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