pochcc wrote:
per website, you could use an existing laptop BUT you'd have to have it configured by an accredited 3rd party technician, at a cost of ~ 400US$, including software and technical support.
moreover, if your laptop dies on you over the course of the program, you can have a loaner laptop from them if you buy their package, but this option is not available to you if you use your own laptop.
sounds to me like they're making a pretty compelling case about buying their laptop vs. other brands.
OMG. Do you buy extended warranties?
I am sure you can argue to not have to do the $400 thing - it is absurd and effectively holding you hostage for something unnecessary. 2010 - business school student needs help organizing computer. I am sure GMAT club would not endorse my approach so I won't post it. It involves notes and palms.
As for the tech support - unless you are a muppet, you are unlikely to bust a laptop in two years. If you do, tech wise, they are like any IT function. If you don't break hardware, you are done, and if you break the screen they tell you it breaches the warranty.
That said, nothing wrong with getting used to writing checks above and beyond tuition to your future alma mater.