Number of students with Apple computers rises to 40 percent
by Anya Bergman
Associate Editor
News | 9/2/08
Posted online at 10:19 PM EST on 9/1/08
/ Last updated at 12:16 AM EST on 9/1/08
Berman said he likes his Mac but has had some problems operating Safari and gaining access to the secure Brandeis network.
On the other hand, Turner said, some students continue to use computers with Windows because they were popular in the past and people are "influenced by what [they] know and what [they've] done."
Turner said he has found from speaking to new students that parents' suggestions and the higher cost of Apple computers kept some students from purchasing a Macintosh computer.
Turner noted that 70 percent of students who brought computers with Windows use the relatively new Vista operating system, which comes standard with the computer.
The rest of the students who use computers with Windows have older computers or downgraded their operating system to the old standard Windows operating system, Windows XP, because "they all know Vista sucks," Turner said.
Aneil Tripathy '12 uses a computer with Windows and said that he has not had problems using Vista, although some of his friends have had trouble.
Turner said that for students having problems, Brandeis is an authorized Apple care warranty center and an authorized Dell repair shop and that LTS can fix other computers.
"If Apple continues [to make a] great product, more freshmen will bring them," Turner said.
On the other hand, Turner said, some students continue to use computers with Windows because they were popular in the past and people are "influenced by what [they] know and what [they've] done."
Turner said he has found from speaking to new students that parents' suggestions and the higher cost of Apple computers kept some students from purchasing a Macintosh computer.
Turner noted that 70 percent of students who brought computers with Windows use the relatively new Vista operating system, which comes standard with the computer.
The rest of the students who use computers with Windows have older computers or downgraded their operating system to the old standard Windows operating system, Windows XP, because "they all know Vista sucks," Turner said.
Aneil Tripathy '12 uses a computer with Windows and said that he has not had problems using Vista, although some of his friends have had trouble.
Turner said that for students having problems, Brandeis is an authorized Apple care warranty center and an authorized Dell repair shop and that LTS can fix other computers.
"If Apple continues [to make a] great product, more freshmen will bring them," Turner said.
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Palluxo! Editors
posted 9/02/08 @ 3:03 AM EST
Perfect! That's one of those news we could never get tired of!
Losing Weight
posted 9/02/08 @ 11:27 PM EST
We are not going to be seeing ads for PCs since there is no one company that owns PCs. But I see the Apple ads all the time. The guy playing the Mac computer is thin and relaxed. (Continued…)
Partners in Grime
posted 9/14/08 @ 4:39 PM EST
The difference in purchase price between a Mac and a comparable Windows machine is more than made up with the rock solid Unix Mac operating system and bundled software. (Continued…)
laptops
posted 11/05/08 @ 5:19 AM EST
Interesting I never knew there was a program to run windows operating systems on an apple computer. I think the real reason for apple's recent success is the disappointment of vista and basically everyone wants to try something new after windows has been dominating the market for so many years. (Continued…)
baldai
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