What type of computer system do you recommend for your students? Our daughter was accepted into the fashion and textile program for next fall, and we want to make sure she has the right computer for your college.

i am not anyone who is important but, to anwser your question i would recommend any computer that has windows xp, 512mb ram, 60gb hard drive, 2.5ghz.... if you dont know what that means just buy a new computer hehe... i dont know what your budget is but if you want to talk more email me at jkraft24@yahoo.com and i can help you out.

I was in the fashion design program but will be switching my major for next semester and I was told that any pc was fine.

yeah any computer that is recent would be good like that dell deals for a desktop for like $500 is fine or it could be less then that.

I'm sorry I missed this post! The answers above are correct. Any PC that was built within, say, the last four years will be fine. We don't have any preference between Mac, PC, or Linux.

When do we get our housing assignments? I was told the first week of August... The first week is over.. should I call the school now?

You keep posting the same questions in multiple forums!

I got mine today. Sooo yeah.

What questions specifically? I would like to know.

Since yesterday was Sunday, I'll wait until at least 3PM (after the mailman comes) and if nothing from the school, to the phone I will go.

Today is Sunday. And even if you call today, I highly doubt anyone will be there to answer your question.

About the computer thing- I have no clue what kind of work is done in that major but I got a Macbook the first week of august and it works great. It is a laptop computer with 512MB RAM, 60GB hard drive, and 1.83GHz operating speed, and it comes with a remote so you can access videos, music, and photos from across a room(I'm not sure the maximum distance it will reach). This is my first Mac and I already like it more than a PC. I did not need to buy any virus software or anything of the sort which is very convenient because I won't have to update it to keep up with the school's network requirements- I can just plug in and go. The Macs are a bit expensive compared to most computers but after you have to buy virus software, and upgrade the computer to a point that it will function at a decent speed, the Macs end up being a bit cheaper or at least they did with the research i did.

Well, now I don't have to call I've gotten my room assignment and roomate's info.

And about the computer commenter.. I've always wondered what their laptops were like but since I can't play any of my games on them I just bothered never to buy one; they do indeed come with lots and lots of features.

Well, I'm glad you got your roommate's information.

You can play games on Macs. Newer Macs can do everything that a PC can do, plus things that a PC will never be able to do.

That may be true but I'll never understand Macs Even when I had a desktop mac. Just.... Too much work.

Ah, okay. Ignorance is bliss, huh?

I like Macs for using Photoshop and iMovie. But for other tasks, I like PCs. *Shrugs* While I'm in school and living off of what's left of my money from my part time job over a year ago, I plan on buying PCs, just because they're cheaper. But you can bet that the second I get an excess of money, it'll probably go to a nice Mac.

Ignorance is bliss... in this case, yeah.. MAYBE one day.... in the far far far future when I'm rich (enough for a mac) I'll get one. They don't look all that bad and all I'd have to do is learn the command codes.

I've never had any "formal training" on a Mac. Freshman year of high school, I took a typing class, so I had to learn how to use a Mac to do basic text editing. They were really crappy Macs. Probably from the mid to late 90's. Then my Junior year, I took a Photography and a Yearbook class. Both of them used the computer, even moreso the Yearbook class. I had to learn how to use a good, newer Mac. Then this past year, I took around 4 or 5 Art classes that used soley the computers. They're not that hard to get used to.

The biggest problem I had/have going back and forth between a Mac and a PC on a daily basis is I forget that I can't right-click on a Mac. Then when I go back to a PC, I forget TO right-click. Hahaha. Other than that, yeah, no major differences to me.

ANYWAYS. Sorry to get a tad (...haha) off topic....

I'd need the training. Once I got rid of mine I forgot everything and become "PClized" (my word). That right thing gets me too. Whenever I'm in the Apple store playing with the computers I try to right click and remember "This isn't a PC.. you can't do that...". Okay, we're off topic now so, Computers... Pretty huh?

You can right-click with a Mac, you just need a two-button mouse (or their Mighty Mouse). Otherwise, you can ctrl-click - hold down the control key and click on something to get a contextual menu.

And, the Intel-based Macs can run Windows, either through Apple's Boot Camp or Parallels Desktop. Pretty cool, if you need Windows apps sometimes.

I'd get one of the intel ones but their computers are too much money. I don't know about most college kids but I don't have $1000+ to spend on a new computer.

i agree. the only thing stopping me from buying a mac is the price.

Now, maybe after graduation or when I get a job that pays enough for me I could save up the 1500 to get one (the intel one though)

I wouldn't have been able to afford a Mac either but i got a scholarship award with a nice check at my high school graduation and my parents loaned me the rest so i could have it in time for school.

aren't you lucky. my parents won't give me my non-loan money until i get on a plane for school (or maybe a day or two before.. I don't wanna nag, I might not get anything).

Our daughter was just accepted and is majoring in Fashion Design too! We should have them connect so they can have at least one person they know taking their same major. Does your daughter have a roommate lined up yet? In reading these posts about which Freshman dorm to request it sounds like Neumann is the one we're going to request but I've advised my daughter to try and look for other kids from our home town (Livonia) who may be in the Towers and looking for a roommate. I guess the Towers are where everyone wants to live because they have quads and 4 rooms share a bathroom???? So, if you have any thoughts on this let me know. Is your daughter already designing clothes? Our daughter wants to focus on accessory design and doesn't even sew! Phew! I hope this works out; I'm a nervous wreck about letting her go to college especially after reading one post about how dirty the campus is.....Good luck to you and your daughter! Ask your daughter if she wants to email our daughter and I'll do the same. Thanks! Lynn

i honestly don't know why people think the campus is dirty- i was very skeptical about the whole college thing and i didn't even visit the campus before coming here in fall 06- i have to say that i was plesently surprised when i didn't dislike it at all- until the storm in early october i really liked the landscape but the storm damaged a lot of trees and it isn't quite as nice anymore- as far as the dorms go- i am in porter and haven't been in any of the others but the 5th floor(where i live) is pretty calm and everyone seems to get along quite well- i was also skeptical of the hall style(as opposed to suite style) living because of the difference in bathroom situation and have been surprised to find that it isn't bad at all- at least on my floor people keep the bathroom clean and it depends on the time of day if there are many people in there to take a shower

GL with everything

I'm actually on the fifth floor of Porter as well and I would have to say that while this floor isn't as dirty as most, it still isn't as clean as it could be. The hallways are so dingy - they look as though they haven't been repainted in twenty years. The blinds in the rooms are also all mismatched, some being different shades of tan from the others... This whole place just needs to be updated.

granted it could be better, but we aren't paying for 5 star residence areas either- while some of the blinds may not match and the halls could use some new paint both do the job that they need to... i tend to look past the building itself and am just happy that all the people on our floor are really nice and can get along without being really noisy like some of the other floors( 3rd floor is especially noisy- at least when i'm down there in my friend's room after 9 at night)

Yeah, true. This floor isn't that quiet, but it is not nearly as loud as the second, third or sixth. The ninth floor seems really dead.