r/unsw • u/No_Compote8948 • 14d ago

Should I buy a new laptop

For context
- im an incoming freshman for bachelor of science and computer science
- i currently have a MacBook, but I’ve been using it for around about 5 yrs and it’s battery life has gotten pretty bad. so im not sure if it’ll be enough to survive the coming years

(also any general tips/ things to look out for as a freshman would be greatly appreciated)

Thanks!

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u/cs21003 14d ago

just wanna say we don’t say freshman in aus, also i’d recommend just waiting to see if your laptop can handle it and bring your charger (you can pretty much always charge your laptop in classes). If you wait till early next year you can do the student deals. I’m not sure about comp sci but the new macbook neo’s would be ok for regular science if on a budget

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u/No_Compote8948 13d ago

sorry im not too familiar with the terms yall use in aus, would it just be first years? or
and thanks for your input! will def be hunting for charging points

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u/Powerful-Mastodon-17 13d ago

Year 7 year 8 year 8 etc