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$1800 for a laptop? That's absurd. Its impossible that a new college student needs that thing though I'm sure he wants it.
Honestly any serious computing in college (graphics? Research simulation?)there will be dedicated machines for it. This thing is for surfing the web, calendar and writing. Maybe there will be crapware they use in an ee course but none of it will challenge a modern laptop.
If me id buy him the cheapest 15" dell that has a core i5. Don't worry about ram - it will have lots. Ditto for hard disk. Should cost ~$400.
If it turns out he really needs the fancy mac because of some software screw up then buy the mac. Rule for tech you don't invest in the future by getting the latest thing, buy what you need now. Buy again later and your money will go 10x further.
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