Buying a laptop
I have an offer for Cambridge CS (undergrad) and would like to buy a laptop / computer. Are there any discounts at Cambridge?
Mine is quite old and laggy already unfortunately 😭 so should I buy one now? Or is it cheaper to wait until October to do so?
Thanks a lot in advance!
Mine is quite old and laggy already unfortunately 😭 so should I buy one now? Or is it cheaper to wait until October to do so?
Thanks a lot in advance!
Reply 1
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by CanMachinesThinkI have an offer for Cambridge CS (undergrad) and would like to buy a laptop / computer. Are there any discounts at Cambridge?
Mine is quite old and laggy already unfortunately 😭 so should I buy one now? Or is it cheaper to wait until October to do so?
Thanks a lot in advance!
Mine is quite old and laggy already unfortunately 😭 so should I buy one now? Or is it cheaper to wait until October to do so?
Thanks a lot in advance!
Hi there,
I'm not sure if Cambridge University themselves have offers so I can't help with that I'm afraid. Could check their bursary and/or grants?
Maybe check for student discounts like uni days or similar platforms? (That's an app)
I would recommend looking and browsing at your options now (I can't advise about the time that is the best) on places like Currys, Acer etc to get a better scope and actually get something that is worth it. Sometimes eBay has good ones
Good luck and well done on your offer xx
Trickia
Reply 2
I'd hold off buying something directly until you have more details. There are certainly education discounts that ramp up in September / October for windows type laptops and for Macintosh laptops.
For Compsci, I believe the current recommendation is a machine with at least one bootable partition with a Linux system (e.g. Ubuntu) on it. That could be either a MacBook or a Windows type machine. They don't list specs but suggest that it should be in the £800 price range. Given that modern apple machines use ARM chips, you may find they could be a bit problematic running certain software in Linux, although support is improving.
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/computer-science-ba-hons-meng
As far as I am aware, most colleges do not directly support these purchases. If your laptop were stolen or similar, you may be able to engage hardship support to assist in getting a replacement.
And congrats on your Offer!
For Compsci, I believe the current recommendation is a machine with at least one bootable partition with a Linux system (e.g. Ubuntu) on it. That could be either a MacBook or a Windows type machine. They don't list specs but suggest that it should be in the £800 price range. Given that modern apple machines use ARM chips, you may find they could be a bit problematic running certain software in Linux, although support is improving.
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/computer-science-ba-hons-meng
As far as I am aware, most colleges do not directly support these purchases. If your laptop were stolen or similar, you may be able to engage hardship support to assist in getting a replacement.
And congrats on your Offer!
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