Best to see what the professors are using. Ask what software they find the most valuable and make sure she can run that.
My son, with a BFA and MFA in theater and a number of stage productions to his credit, is a Mac user and is convinced that all the best software for the stage runs on Macs. I also know someone with a daughter majoring in stage management (I think at UVA) and her school told her to buy a Mac. Cost wise, an Apple laptop and a good PC laptop will cost about the same. The iBook will be more durable because Apple designed it for the K-12 school market. The polycarbonate case is impact resistant. Laptops tend to break more quickly than desktops because of the way they are used. So get a service contract for the useful life of the computer (3 or 4 years, including the standard warrenty period). Having a contract will also get you better service at the Apple Store so check if there is one near school. This service can make a big difference in getting the most out of a computer. >Daughter in college, studying stage management, decides she wants a >laptop. Neither she nor dad owns one, and neither have owned a Mac. >Both own desktop PCs with lots of software. Dad sends daughter his >minimum recommended specifications for PC laptop, using Dell as an example. > >Daughter's friends tell her that Dell and Toshiba laptops are crap, the >only thing to have is a Mac because it will do multi-tasking, runs so >much faster than a PC, and it is so much more reliable than PC. Based >on these comments, she thinks that she should get a Mac. ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
