For the PC/Mac heads, help me figure out which computer to get my son.
He's starting college in the fall, studying architecture. The arch dept has a recommended spec for the incoming student's computer:
https://blogs.uoregon.edu/designtech/home/computer-purchasing/student-computer-purchasing/#architecture
"Students enrolled in the Department of Architecture (Architecture and Interior Architecture) are required to own a personal laptop computer, external monitor, and external mouse to assist with their studies. Laptops may be either a PC model from vendors such as Dell/Lenovo/Hewlett Packard or a MacBook Pro model from Apple. If an Apple computer is purchased, it is also required to purchase a Windows license and install it via Bootcamp as required software such as Revit and Rhino require Windows.
Similar to the specifications listed above, the minimum recommended laptop specs are:
15″ laptop screen size is strongly recommended.
Intel i5 Dual Core Processor or higher
16 GB of RAM or higher
256 GB SSD (Solid State Drive) Hard Drive or larger
3 year extended warranty
23″ or larger external monitor
Video Adapter for external monitor
Students are expected to have a functioning data backup service such as an external hard drive or cloud based backup service.
Students farther along in their degree programs may also benefit from purchasing a secondary desktop workstation. Please consult with your professors before doing so."
Thoughts? Recommendations?
I've been looking at the Apple Macbook Pro 15" and the Lenovo P1 but just started to think about this.