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im about to graduate HS so for a grad present i get a comp, im thinking of getting a manc, cause ive heard about how theyre good for art stuff, and just an overall good comp.  im going to be  an engineering major, so i plan on haveing a couple of programs on there to do with engineering.  any help is appreciated, (is mac righ t for me? and  if it is Mac book, or pro?) 
thanks a lot

May 19 2008 9:28PM
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Jacuse
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I think it all depends on what programs you will be needing to use. If you don't know already, I would contact the school and see what programs engineer majors use and ask what computer would fit you best. If you find that a mac would best fit your needs and you are willing to spend a few hundred dollars more I would definitely get the macbook pro. A macbook would serve you fine as well though, just a little slower in running some programs.
May 21 2008 8:32PM
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ill be running some programs like autodesk, and others like that. im going to find out when i set my classes
May 21 2008 8:38PM
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Coter
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i have some friends who are engineering majors, architects, etc...they love the mac it is very fast for that..but one thing you will need is paralells. so you can run windows programs on your mac...programs such as autodesk and auto cad are windows..and not offerded for OSX...mac can do anything you want it to do if you have the right tools..
May 21 2008 8:54PM
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i think im gonna go mac, cause there is way more stuff u can do with them, and i can run windows which ill probally need to do.
but now macbook or pro?
May 22 2008 2:55PM
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I'm an engineering major with a mac and it is fantastic. You can get all the programming software you'll need for it, through anything but as mentioned above. autocad does not come for macs, but your school will have tons of computers with autocad on it that you can use and you don't use it for everything and if worse comes to worst you can just use a friends pc that has autocad.
May 22 2008 6:47PM
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ya im going to a community college and if i like engineering still im going to try to transer to a better engineering school.  but do u have a pro or just a mac book?
May 22 2008 7:16PM
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Jacuse
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http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?t=76920
May 23 2008 3:47PM
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