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I would like to bring my MacBook Air to the school. Is it sufficient?

I've been told to avoid using Macs for B School. A current first year at Tepper mentioned that she bought a brand new MacBook Pro for school, but it broke after only 2 weeks of use. She mentioned that she was running a mirror version of Windows on it which I believe is what caused it to break (very taxing on the laptop). Sounds like Macs can work, but they are also an unnecessary risk/hassle.

I've heard good things about the Surface Pro 3. From what I've heard, they are great for taking handwritten notes (then translated into a word doc format).

I had my eye on the Dell XPS 13". Any thoughts?
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tlcheung I've seen on the blogosphere that Macs can cause problems running parallel for Excel. However, I have seen many B-school students with Macbooks (just check out Instagram). If you're devoted to Apple, go ahead and get what you like, but be prepared with a contingency plan (such as using school computers).

APY89 Check out if you get a student discount for Dell. That might sway your decision. I've been leaning toward a Surface Pro 3, but once you select the version with enough memory and all of the accessories (keyboard case, etc.) it becomes significantly more expensive than the Dell.
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Is Microsoft Surface 3 enough for business school?
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I don't really think the computer itself matters... If this were an engineering PhD program where you are running computation heavy simulation programs, maybe. But for what you'll need in business school, I'm certain a laptop from 5 years ago would work just fine specification-wise. I think it's personal preference on tablet vs laptop or mobility.
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Thank you for sharing the good information.