I came to this discussion late but hopefully can help. I would suggest a windows machine if she is going to do anything other than word processing or watching video’s. I have a nephew who is in an engineering college and he constantly is poking fun at the freshmen who bring macs and hope to do engineering on them. Not being an expert on all the software that engineers use, I cannot comment on that but he also states a lot of them are having a hard time getting connected on the schools internal LAN and using the dorm printers.
I personally like the screen on the macbook pro, but don’t own one - nor will (I don’t buy apple products). I think in a lot of ways the mac is superior but it is a personal preference - when they make a mac that doesn’t use apple components or software (IE third party) - I’ll stand in line to buy it.
Like I said - hopefully just something to discuss and think about.
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They just need to tell your nephew “Real engineers use UNIX.”
No Apple hardware or Software? How is that a Mac?
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