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| === MAC vs PC === | === MAC vs PC === | ||
| - | If you have a lot of money and you are enrolled in the gaming stream you may want to purchase an [[http://www.alienware.com/|Alienware laptop]] (now owned by [[http://www.dell.ca/laptops |DELL]]). The Alienware laptops have top of the line components and they are PC-based. | + | An excellent gaming laptop are made by [[http://www.alienware.com/|Alienware]] (now owned by [[http://www.dell.ca/laptops |DELL]]). The Alienware laptops have top of the line components and they are PC-based. |
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| + | <note>Planning to enter the Robotics stream? A PC laptop will be the better choice!</note> | ||
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| + | <note>There is no PC or laptop requirement when you enter the gaming stream, if need be equipment will be available for gaming students via the gaming lab.</note> | ||
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| Mac laptops are very popular as well and for good reason. Mac's are easy to use, known to be very stable, less susceptible to viruses and they look great. ((Be aware that MAC's typically run their own operating system and its not Microsoft Windows)) | Mac laptops are very popular as well and for good reason. Mac's are easy to use, known to be very stable, less susceptible to viruses and they look great. ((Be aware that MAC's typically run their own operating system and its not Microsoft Windows)) | ||
| - | <note>If you are enrolled in the Mobile and Social Networking Applications Stream then you are required to have a Mac laptop.</note> | + | <note>All students in the Mobile Computing Stream must have a Mac laptop for COMP |
| + | 1601 for Winter 2012 term only. For COMP 2601, all students must have their | ||
| + | own laptop but it can be either a Mac or a PC. Effective Fall 2012, | ||
| + | students will no longer be required to have a Mac laptop for COMP 1601. You | ||
| + | will be able choose either a Mac or a PC laptop. Please note that iPhone and | ||
| + | iPad development can only be accomplished using a software development kit | ||
| + | (SDK) provided by Apple running on Mac OS X. Therefore, if this type of | ||
| + | development is a goal of yours, a Mac laptop would be a better choice for | ||
| + | you.</note> | ||
| Students that have a tighter budget may want to shop for HP, Acer, Dell, Lenovo, or Sony laptops. | Students that have a tighter budget may want to shop for HP, Acer, Dell, Lenovo, or Sony laptops. | ||
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| * CPU - Dual and Quad core processors are nice because they combines two and four independent cores respectively on a single package/die | * CPU - Dual and Quad core processors are nice because they combines two and four independent cores respectively on a single package/die | ||
| - | * RAM - the more the better! 2GB or more is adequate. | + | * RAM - the more the better! 4GB or more is adequate. |
| - | * Hard Disk - size 160 GB or more | + | * Hard Disk - size 320 GB or more |
| * Battery Life | * Battery Life | ||
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| * integrated web-cam | * integrated web-cam | ||
| * wireless networking | * wireless networking | ||
| - | * DVD writer | ||
| * carry-case | * carry-case | ||
| + | * USB drive for backups! | ||
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| {{:fyi:msdnaa_mark.gif | MSDNAA }} | {{:fyi:msdnaa_mark.gif | MSDNAA }} | ||
| - | Don't spend any money on the operating system, the [[http://msdnaa.carleton.ca/|MSDNAA]] allows Computer Science students to download Microsoft Software free of charge. This can save you a considerable amount of money! | + | Don't spend any money on the operating system, [[http://dreamspark.carleton.ca/|Dreamspark]] allows Computer Science students to download Microsoft Software free of charge. This can save you a considerable amount of money! |
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| - | <note tip>MS Office is offered separately from the MSDNAA and can be purchased at a reduced price at the Carleton University's Hardware Services.</note> | + | |