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The department is often asked what kind of computer a future CS major should buy, so we have put together this page to answer those questions. If you still have questions after reading the following information, contact Jeff Lucas, the department's IT Coordinator, at (jhlucas1 at olemiss dot edu) or (662) 915-7310. First of all, the department does not require that students own a computer. We have two on the second floor of Weir Hall for computer science students to use. However, we strongly recommend students have their own computer. Laptop Should you buy a desktop or a laptop? The short answer is, 'it depends.'
Desktops tend to be cheaper, more expandable, and often have a longer life. However, the portability of a laptop can be very handy.
You can carry them to class, a study group, or home for the weekend. The bottom line is that you must decide if the portability is worth it to you. Below are general recommended specifications for desktops and laptops. We have included a date below to show when they were last updated. Specifications Updated: November 27, 2017 Component Specification Notes Processor Intel Core i5 or i7 (2.5 GHz or better) Memory (RAM) 16 GB minimum Hard Drive 500 GB, 7200 rpm, SATA and/or 256 GB SSD (or better) Optical Drive(s) See notes below. Sound Card Any Graphics Card See notes below. Monitor 20' or larger (desktop); 13'-15' (laptop) Network Adapter Gigabit Ethernet adapter and 802.11ac wireless adapter (Some laptops no longer include Ethernet adapters.) Processor The clock speed of a processor (measured in gigahertz, or GHz) is no longer a true indicator of the computer's overall speed.
CPU efficiency has increased dramatically over the past 10 years, allowing more work to be done with lower speeds. Laptops, especially, tend to have lower clock speed CPUs to maximize battery life. Look for Intel i5 or i7 CPUs with speeds at or above 2.5 GHz.
AMD is an Intel CPU competitor. If you decide to purchase a computer with an AMD CPU, look for systems using the AMD Ryzen CPU. Memory The department no longer orders computers with less than 8 GB of memory (RAM). Adding additional RAM is a cheap, easy way to speed up an aging system. Note that RAM cannot be upgraded in some newer laptops, particulary Macbooks. If you choose a Macbook, be sure to order as much RAM as you can afford, because it won't be upgradable later. Hard Drive SSDs (solid state drives) are quickly becoming the norm for laptops, due to their speed and lightweight.
However, they are still more expensive than a traditional spinning hard drive. If you decide to buy a laptop with an SSD, look for at least a 256 GB capacity drive. We recommend a 500 GB hard if possible. If you stick to a traditional spinning drive, be sure to get a 7200 rpm drive. 5400 rpm drives are significantly slower. Optical (DVD) Drives If you purchase a desktop, consider getting two DVD+/-RW drives.
The advantage of having two drives is that you can read/write at the same time. However, optical drives are not needed for any CS classes. Laptops rarely have more than one optical drive, and many new laptops are not including optical drives at all, due to the low cost and speed of USB flash drives. If you purchase a laptop without an optical drive, you can always buy an external USB DVD burner if needed later. Sound Card The sound card in your system is not particularly important for our purposes. An integrated card will work just fine in most cases.
If you want a higher end card, is a good choice for desktops. Graphics Card For desktops, we suggest discrete graphics cards because of their performance boost over integrated graphics chips. Integrated graphics chips are fine for most uses, unless you want to play newer games. If you decide to buy a discrete card, shop around. Prices can vary widely. Also, read performance reviews on sites like. Performance is usually tied to price.
For laptops, you won't be able to get around integrated chips. However, if you plan to run graphics-intense software, look for laptops with integrated Nvidia or AMD Radeon chips.
Monitor We suggest at least a 20' display for desktops. Once you start your coursework, you may find you want to have many windows in the screen simultaneously, and a good size monitor will be helpful. If you are building your own desktop, make sure your monitor supports the same type of video cable as your video card, i.e., if you have a video card with HDMI output, buy a montior that supports HDMI input. Laptop prices (and weight) increase with screen size, so you may want to consider a smaller screen. A 15' display is comfortable for most users.
Other Your computer should support USB 3.0. This allows you to take advantage of modern peripherals such as printers, scanners, cameras, and various storage devices. Thunderbolt ports on a Mac are similar to USB, but are faster.
Bluetooth is a wireless technology that allows you to connect speakers, mice, keyboards, etc. A memory card reader is generally not required for school work. An ever-increasing amount of peripheral devices (digital cameras, phones, etc.) are using SD cards, and if you're buying a new computer, a memory card reader might be something to consider. If you have peripherals that use memory cards, a reader in your computer will make life a bit easier. The above specifications are for new computers.
If you have an older computer, it may still be adequate. If you'd like to know if your existing computer would be adequate for a CS major, please contact us.
Network Connectivity The University of Mississippi has ethernet Internet connections in all dorms and academic buildings. To take advantage of this, your computer should have an ethernet card. Most computers come with them preinstalled now. You can use a network cable with RJ-45 plugs on each end to reach from your computer’s ethernet card to the wall. Wireless The University of Mississippi is equipped with wireless internet in all dorms and academic buildings. Currently we have both 802.11g and 802.11n. To use this technology you’ll need a wireless card for your laptop that supports one of these protocols.
Software Operating System If you buy a non-Apple computer, we recommend choosing Windows 10 Professional as your operating system. Others in the department run as their operating system. Linux is a free operating system developed by volunteers. It includes all the applications found in Windows as well as some tools not normally found on Windows. However, not all software works with Linux, particularly Microsoft Office. Other Software If you're running Microsoft Windows, the most important piece of software on your computer is your antivirus software. There are lots of Windows viruses out there, and you need to know if you've got one.
The University has Symantec Antivirus software available for students. See our for details. All students will need Microsoft Office at some point for their classes. The University offers Office 365 for Education free to current students.
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Once you receive your Ole Miss student email address, register your email with Microsoft at the to receive the software. Most software vendors give discounts to college students. See our for special information on software available through our department and the University. Useful Peripherals The department offers free printing in its labs, but most students find it convenient to have a printer in their dorm or apartment. Most students have color ink-jet printers, but small laser printers are more economical if you're printing all black and white.
Has been making good printers for a long time. USB flash drives are a great way to transfer data or backup your files. Most are small enough to fit on a keychain, and can hold anywhere from 1 to 128+ GB. They start out at around $10. They are extremely handy for transporting data from the dorm to the labs. More Information If you still have questions about buying a computer, please contact the department's IT Coordinator, Jeff Lucas, at or (662) 915-7310.
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If you put together these two machines with the same specs, the mac will outperform the windows laptop but the windows laptop will be much cheaper. Apple optimizes both their software and hardware to make sure there are no compatibility issues between them. Windows laptop’s components are made by many different companies so you are likely to get less performance with them when you try to compare it with a Mac. However there are far more options for a windows laptop. You can buy extremely powerful windows laptops that Macs can’t even get close, Macs do not offer such high end laptops just yet.
If you are a student in need for an ultra high performance laptop, windows is your friend. Whatever type of performance you need, a Windows laptop will provide you with that. Macbooks have a limit in terms of performance. But that’s alright or even goodWhy? You are a student.
That 15 pound laptop with an octa core processo r is not that gonna be much useful, trust me. You just need a regular laptop maybe with a dedicated graphics card in some instances and Macs also provide you with that(the ) Better yet, using the campus facilities for the few instances that requires a much more powerful machine or graphics card has a few advantages. They have all the software licenses you need so you won’t have to pay for them. You will be you more focused on your task. Your TA is waiting for you to finish all of that workload for you. They are far more powerful than any windows or mac laptop you can afford for 2000 bucks.
However the ability to be able to have far more choices for performance is a huge bonus. Windows has an infinite variety of laptops with different performance levels for any type of student. It offers far more options in terms of performance even though 95% of students do not need it. Battery Life As a student the last thing you want during final exams week is to waste time looking for an outlet all over campus (most of them will be taken). You’ll be tripping over other people’s cables in the library trying to secure one. A laptop with a long battery life is a must for a student. Windows laptops come with a wide range of choices in terms of battery lives.
Some examples of laptops with a long battery life are, and the However Apple will always have the edge on battery lfe. The and The MacBook Pro are known to be unbeatable for the battery life they provide while also having high performance laptops. Both with +13 hours and +10 hours of battery life respectively. The fact that every component in a MacBook is optimized to seemlessly work with each other saves a lot of energy.
It doesn’t matter which one you choose, all mac laptops will beat every windows laptop in terms of battery life for the same performance. If you plan on being away from a charger for more than 6 hours, you may be forced to find additional power options if you decide to go the PC route. Durability Who breaks down first? What kind of student would like their laptop with all their study materials, software and possibly a few projects on it break down and gone during the middle of the semester?
Of course this won’t happen to every single student but chances are it’ll be less likely to happen with a high quality laptop. Even if you back it all up, who has time to do all of that and get a new laptop? Who’s the winner? Just look around you when you get to campus. How many students do you see holding up old and rusty MacBooks? You can’t say the same thing about windows laptops.
How many 3 year old MacBooks do you see on Ebay for sale? Go to online forums and just pretty much any Windows User who switched to Mac can testify to this. Again the reason is simple, a MacBook has better quality because Apple has control of the entire manufacturing process and everything will be more compatible with each other and less likely to break down.
On the other hand, Windows laptops are made by many manufacturers so you may end up with a different manufacturer for each component. Apple also spends more money on high quality components which is why they are most costly. Portability Freshman students can be really stubborn when you try to tell them to buy a light machine. They dont understand how important weight is for productivity until they make the mistake of buying a heavy laptop they wont even bring to school after the 1st month. I speak from experience. Who has the lightest?
Windows laptops come in many flavors and colors with all kinds of different weights and performance. The current lightest windows “laptops” are probably the and, both delivering a good performance and a great battery life too. The MacBook Air is around 3lbs and the MacBook Pro around 3.5lbs both half a pound or more heavier than the ZenBook and Dell XPS 13. It appears Windows here is a clear winner. Howeverthat’s because with a Mac you don’t really have a choice in terms of weight other than the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. B ut that’s another good thing. Macbooks are more lightweight than most PCs and regardless of which one you buy (Air or Pro) you’ll be forced to buy a portable laptop no matter what program you are in.
They’re both portable but if you stick with Mac you will always end up with a portable laptop. Compatibility Who’s more compatible with software? Let’s face it. If you stick with Windows, you’ll never run into compatibility issues UNLESS your department requires you to use a Mac which is super rare. A few instances are: architecture, graphic design and maybe computer science students who need to run Linux (on a Mac) or do iOS app development. With a Mac however, you’re gonna run into multiple problems with compatibility especially with unknown third party software nobody’s ever heard of.
Who’s the winner? It’s clearly Windows but.it’s actually a Mac.
Macs have the built-in program BootCamp that allows you to run Windows or Linux in addition to the Mac Operating System. It’s extremely easy to switch between operating systems too. Just turn it off press one button and it’s done. With BootCamp you will run with no compatibility issues if you buy a MacBook. Whatever application you need to run, no worries just use BootCamp. Can you BootCamp with a Windows Machine to access the Mac OS?
Answer is no. In fact some students benefit from learning using a Mac.and you might as well:. Those pursuing a publishing, design or art degree. It’s worth learning it for your workplace. Computer Science Students. You will need to learn Linux at some point.
A Mac allows you to do just about anything you would on a Linux Machine without giving you much trouble. When it comes to the job market, you might benefit from learning more than one Operating System. A Mac offers you with three: OSX, Windows and Linux. Productivity The most important feature for a student is how productive they can be with their laptop. How much work will they get done. How much time will they be saving with a Mac or a Windows laptop. Let’s see which one will give you more productivity.
A laptop that won’t malfunction that easily As explained before that’s a Mac. You won’t be spending nearly as much time (almost nothing) trying to fix a Mac. While your PC laptop might take you days to fix it. A laptop that runs its software fast Software using OSX runs faster and better only because OS is much more stable and it won’t crash as frequently as a Windows Laptop does.
I’m talking about basic students apps of course. No Malware or Virus equals More Free Time to study You’ll be downloading a bunch of files for your classes for sure from textbooks to simple audio files,images, resources, minor software, music, PDF files, etc. Chances are you’re gonna catch some viruses and deal with a lot of malware from downloading those files. Macs are more secure when dealing with malware and viruses simply because they are less targeted by them and they also have a better security system backing them up. Needless to say, you are not gonna be spending 2 hours trying to remove malware every now and then.
Those 2 hours could be put to much better use for practicing a few more questions for your next exam. No Bloatware equals Faster Performance Bloatware is pre-installed software that comes with a new computer or laptop. Windows laptops come with a lot of “free software” from many other companies that over time slow down your computer. On the other hand, Mac computers do not have bloatware only software from Apple that won’t slow down your computer.
Bloatware should be no issues for Windows laptops though unless you are not tech savy and don’t know how to remove it. Better tech support If for some reason your Mac starts to malfunction, Mac have outstanding support in the industry and they’ll actually solve your issues when you contact them (80% vs 57% windows based companies) saving you more time trying to find help from other sources. If there is a problem, you do not need to contact hundreds of other vendors or companies to figure out who is responsible.
Integration of Other iOS Devices You won’t be wasting your time trying to upload whatever work you got done from your mobile phone to your Windows laptop or have to upload it to the cloud to access it on your laptop either. If you have an iphone or an ipad, a Mac will automatically sync everything for you and your work/files will appear on your laptop. Ex: Take a photo of your professor’s board. It’ll instantly appear in your Mac for you to save it to your folder of preference or a document where you keep all your notes.
You can also send and receive SMS messages straight to your laptop, making communication with your peers easier and faster. Less Gaming Windows is number one when it comes to gaming. They have far more powerful powerful graphics cards that even high-end macs cannot match. Plus, macs are not supported by many games today. If you are gonna buy a Mac, your gaming addictions will probably be reduced by 50%.
There’s much less tech support for those games that can run on a Mac too. Needless to say, if you want to waste 4 hours playing games during school days and ruin the most important 4 years of your life, get a PC Machine with the latest features for intensive gaming. Make that laptop heavy, bulky and painful to bring to school too. But if you want to be more productive, then get a portable Mac and leave games to your windows desktop back home for the weekends. Cost Macs are cheaper Say what? Yes they are cheaper in the long run.
Because as mentioned before, they last longer. You’ll probably see many Macs being sold online after several years of usage. Can you say the same about windows machines. Would you even dare to buy a 3 year old windows laptop? Not even Window users would do that. You are less likely to spend money repairing or fixing minor software issues with a Mac machine too.
Macs have better Trackpads – No need to buy several mouse Macs in general will have a much better trackpads than Windows Machines. Even if you have a spare mouse, you’ll find yourself using their trackpads much more frequently.
Viruses & Malware A Mac is definitely more secure due to the fact that there are few viruses that can infect Macs. PCs need virus protection which can add up to the cost and sometimes that’s not enough. Better Support You can walk into an Apple store and get immediate feedback about your computer. When dealing with a PC, you often need to talk to multiple manufacturers via phone to try and resolve your issue. Even then you may have to spend a few bucks trying to hire someone. Winner: Tie. Windows are cheaper but Macs are worth the extra cash. Conclusion It’s pretty clear why for most student Macs are a better option.
Note that I say students and I say a “better option” only if you have to choose between the two for a laptop. If I had to do it all over again I would probably get a, a or possibly a again. Once you start to look for a job companies might force you to use a Windows or a Linux machine.
I know for my dream job I will heavily rely on Linux. I am currently stuck on a Windows Machine and I would probably not be very satisfied with a Mac machine for the type of studies I have to do now. But I am not a student anymore and I guess I have to thank the MacBook I had for that.
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