Computer choice for university 3

[sam17sam]

Hi,
I will start the first year of my bachelor in chemical engineering next year. I am looking to buy an Apple computer, I would like to know which one is more apropriate or necessary for university and for my future job between these models? :

Macbook air with i7 (2,0 Ghz up to 3,2 Ghz) processor option
Macbook pro with retina display with standard i5 (2,6 Ghz up to 3,2 Ghz) processor
Macbook pro with retina display and i7 (3,0 Ghz up to 3,7 Ghz) processor option

Thank you.

 

[Latexman]

This probably is not what you want to hear, but every Chemical Company I have worked for (3) and every Engineering Contractor I've worked with (many), used PCs.

Good luck,
Latexman

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[sam17sam]

Thank you, I can install windows on a mac, this not an issue, the answer I was looking for is if a more powerfull processor is necessary or if I would spend more money for nothing?

Thank you

 

[Sandy55]

I really don't think that personal computer choice is relevant to your course or to your future job prospects. If you really need a personal computer for your coursework then just get the cheapest model available and spend the rest on books that are required reading for your course. You wont be running complex simulation software on it and you will only need it for report writing, maybe some spreadsheets for optimisation work and web browsing for collection of reference material. Even this assumes that your university doesn't provide adequate computer facilities and library access or that you really need to write up coursework at home rather than on campus. Things that you really need to worry about are financing yourself through the year and passing exams. If you really want to buy something useful get a scientific calculator, good quality pads of paper and some pens which are comfortable to write with. Good luck with your studies.

 

[dcasto]

Since this site is for practicing engineers this post will close. But before it does sandy nailed it. Apple users are advanced gamers and snobs.

 

[BigInch]

I thought you were going to complain about the university that your computer picked for you to apply to for admission. Before you go to university, you might try practicing phrasing your questions in manners that can be more easily understood.

I'll side with Dcasto. Plus add, the higher the GHz (capital H), the worse they are.

Independent events are seldomly independent.

 

[sam17sam]

Thank you.

 

[europipe]

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[dgallup]

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[msquared48]

Abacus would be good.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

 

[IFRs]

I tend to disagree. I'm a fan of good tools. Engineers quickly get into processor intensive work. Establish your budget and then buy the absolute biggest and best thing you can afford. You won't regret it. Buy some junk and you'll be kicking yourself when it craps out on you when you least need it. Whatever you get, you will reach it's limits quicker than you expect. Buying better tools just means replacing them less often, with less aggravation at it's end of useful life.

 

[chicopee]

The problem with expensive stuff is that theft is always a potential menace in dormitories. Slide rules anybody?

 

[Longinthetooth]

Whatever yu buy will probably be obsolete by the ttime you graduate anyway