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I am going to start university in September to study medicine. Which laptop should I invest in? Any help appreciated

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a Macbook would be your best bet but it's not cheap
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Depends really check software compatibility with a mac before buying. Although you can always boot a mac with windows oc.
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Macbook Pro 13 probably. :wink:
A laptop with Windows as your OS is your best bet for compatibility with software. A lot of people invest in apple products but their completely over rated, personally i wouldn't go for an apple product unless it's a cheap price (addimitingly they do have a nice UI and run smoothly but so overpriced)
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Whatever you get make sure you have enough RAM I only have four GB and it doesn't run so smooth as it should.
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Thank you so much everyone :smile:
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Apple products are incredible like the macbook air!!! :smile:
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Original post by woopwoop1
I am going to start university in September to study medicine. Which laptop should I invest in? Any help appreciated


Personally, thumbs down to the macbook. But that's just preference.

How much you looking at spending?
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Original post by Alisha07
Apple products are incredible like the macbook air!!! :smile:


What's so good about an Air?
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What's so good about an Air?

It's super fast, easy to use and very light to carry round in lectures etc!
A macbook isn't worth the money unless you're going to study creative arts or a degree which requires one.
I have one myself, and the only reason why is because it was required by the school when I went to college. However, Adobe programs does run a lot more smoothly on a macbook... I have had multiple windows laptops, and before I got my macbook, my desktop pc was my go-to when using Adobe. But I still do most of my gaming on the desktop (obviously).
If you're going to game a lot, then don't get a macbook. They're not fit for it.
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my stationary


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You mean a desktop, I presume?
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I currently use a 15 inch Macbook pro and I must say it is amazing.


You could go for that or a Lenovo. Both are great for University due to the amazing interface.


Hope it helps.
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You mean a desktop, I presume?


HAHA yes oops. English is not my native language. I must've directly translated the word we use for a desktop comp.
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HAHA yes oops. English is not my native language. I must've directly translated the word we use for a desktop comp.


Ah, I see :cute:
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Original post by Alisha07
It's super fast, easy to use and very light to carry round in lectures etc!


What about power though I mean can it handle mega programmes that use lots of memory and need to run fast?
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about 600

Original post by Alexion
Personally, thumbs down to the macbook. But that's just preference.

How much you looking at spending?
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I don't mind spending more if its amazing

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about 600
Original post by woopwoop1
about 600


Original post by woopwoop1
I don't mind spending more if its amazing


Are you aware of any software that you'll need specifically for the course?

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