What’s the best laptop (not Mac) for a business major in college? (Note: The university provides them with Microsoft Office Suite)

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All the “cool” kids use Macs. It’s a culture and ecosystem they’ve always known. The catch then is which VM they may need to use which pulls the RAM so take that into consideration.

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i always liked Lenovo’s

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Thinkpad fan here. Eraser head for life.

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Bought both my kids top Spec Dell XPS (>$2,500) when the went to college. Both still using them 4 & 5 years later.

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The new XPS 14 and 16 look really nice and have been receiving positive reviews. That or a Framework laptop will be my next.

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Get an HP Elitebook 840

What options does the university offer? And what are you used to using? Me, not a Mac. The "cool" business kids are not necessarily on Macs.

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