Trying to do some initial research on laptops for business school and trying to determine if a new Mac book pro could be used at Wharton (or honestly any school!) for finance (not quant finance major though!)

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If you’re serious about taking advanced finance class, then just get a PC. Excel on Mac is a pain in the butt so it doesn’t matter what updates Apple has. If you’re only doing some intro classes with not a lot of modeling, Mac is fine. I actually had both a PC and a Mac when I was at Wharton

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There are computers for you to use but idk how often you want to go all the way to campus or 2401 for that

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Following and also joining Wharton!

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Following! Also wondering if an iPad is useful for notes

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I have an iPad Pro and will likely not use it for anything other than watching Netflix / personal use when traveling

Everyone says get a PC but I really don’t think it’s a big deal. Your school will have PCs available in classes/ study rooms and should be able to let you borrow laptops.

Stick to something you like.

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I’m convinced PC is the way to go… going down a Lenovo thinkpad research hole at the moment

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Have only looked for about ten minutes but the thinkpad x1 carbon seems like a solid option - need to look into Hp options though!

Also I have looked at posts on this topic but most look like they are about a year old and Apple had some updates to the MacBook Pro in that timeframe (I think 🤔)

Is there a way to buy refurbished pc like thinkpad? Thinking about getting an old one (2-3 years old) for school. Only know Amazon and eBay sell refurbished computers

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