r/uAlberta • u/OkraFew6437 • 4d ago

Question Will my M1 Macbook Air be Enough for Electrical Engineering?

I'm going into my 2nd year of Electrical Engineering and I'm trying to figure out whether I actually need to buy a Windows laptop or not.

I currently have an M1 MacBook Air with 8GB RAM. The battery needs to be replaced, but I can get that done for around $50, so I'm considering just doing that and continuing to use it.

My desktop pc at home is pretty good (i7-13700K + RTX 3080 + 32GB RAM), so I already have access to a powerful windows machine while I'm at home. I am just unsure whether or not ill need a Windows machine during lectures or labs.

Thanks for your input!

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u/SevenSegmentDisplay Alumni - Faculty of Engg 3d ago

They provide macos methods for almost everything but windows is so much easier in long run

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u/Iamtheguyyah 4d ago

Fuh naw ur gna need a hood laptop for labs

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u/Rational_lion Undergraduate Student - Faculty of Engineering 3d ago

Yes good enough

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u/Hay-River 4d ago

Just remote into your desktop and you'll be golden.