what macbook should i get for university (Computer Science major)?

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what macbook should i get for university (Computer Science major)?

I need a macbook for homework, school, programing, and possibally running windows 7 or 8 using bootcamp. I will not be gaming on this machine at all. I was stuck between the 13' macbook air with 8gb ram, 512gb storage, and i7 or i5 for $1849. Or the macbook pro 13'' i5, 8gb ram, and 512gb storage for the same price. I'm looking for decent battery life and good performance overall. keep in mind that i won't replace this laptop for 3-4 years. And is it really a big difference between the i5 and the i7 in the air and should i get 256gb or 512gb in the air if that is the outcome.

MacBook, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Mar 28, 2014 5:53 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 28, 2014 6:06 PM in response to blue4zero

you need to send an email to the faculty in the Comp Sci dept and see what they say. No one would know better than them.

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Mar 28, 2014 6:17 PM in response to shldr2thewheel

i asked them already during an open house i atended and they said "as long as it fits youre needs and it can handle programing its ok" so i decided to go with a mac as i already have an imac 27" and i cant really see myself ever buying a non apple computer anymore so yea.

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Mar 28, 2014 6:24 PM in response to blue4zero

that is a bad answer on their part. By "university" do you mean High School (like in the USA) or College?? Just trying to determine the level or Comp Sci you will be subjected to.

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Mar 28, 2014 6:58 PM in response to shldr2thewheel

i don't see this as a bad answer because if they were to be very specific then everyone would have a very identical laptop, maybe i put it in the wrong terms but it just need to be a laptop that is good enough for programing and doing calculations and stuff. I'm going to Wilfred Laurier University in Ontario, Canada, it is located in the waterloo campus.

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Answer 5

Mar 28, 2014 7:13 PM in response to blue4zero

I just happened to google "macbook for computer science majors" and this is the first thread I found. Weird Since All the students are at Univ of Waterloo. I know different school, but same city. http://www.studentawards.com/forum.aspx?g=posts&t=30988

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