Wouldn't be my first choice, but I wouldn't say you are stupid for going there!
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Wouldn't be my first choice, but I wouldn't say you are stupid for going there!
thats ok, i work from 7-3:30 mon thru friday and classes are 6-10:40 at night 3x a week.........
i dont want to go through all the 4year college BS....
but i plan on busting ass and trying to graduate top of my class
it was not my first choice either but with my Schedule it was the best choice for what i wanted to do...
i have heard they are hit and miss like any other school, i will be going to the one in richardson tx and i have looked all day and not found a neg review...
i dont want to go through all the 4year college BS....
but i plan on busting ass and trying to graduate top of my class
it was not my first choice either but with my Schedule it was the best choice for what i wanted to do...
i have heard they are hit and miss like any other school, i will be going to the one in richardson tx and i have looked all day and not found a neg review...
Macbook is more then enough for your needs ill assure you that.
You will love it.
ya the black with the red case would look sick, it would look good with the white also
You will love it.
ya the black with the red case would look sick, it would look good with the white also
i think i will go the more budgeted rout and just get the amped up MB....
i am hopeing i can get some sponsers.............
i am hopeing i can get some sponsers.............
ITT Tech isn't a very good school. It doesn't look too good on an application, but after you get your first or second job in the IT industry it shouldn't matter too much. I've been told this by many people.
I'm a senior studying Computer Science at Austin Peay. I use a MacBook Pro to do all my programing. I'm the only one that uses a mac to program, but I find no problems with it. I've written in C, Java and C++ with no troubles at all on OSX. Most of the C++ stuff we write is done on a Linux computer. You log in through SSH and work from your computer. OSX has a great SSH Client built right in.
When I took a COBOL class, I had to use windows. There isn't a good compiler in OSX. I just booted into Windows with parallels and had no problem. Same thing happened when we wrote a little code in Assembly Language (yuck)
I really appreciate the screen size of the pro. That's really the only difference you'll see. I normally have 3-4 windows open and I couldn't do that on a MacBook. I feel much more comfortable at home when I have a 20" Dell and my MacBook Pro using Dual Screens. It helps me get stuff done a lot faster. I don't like glossy screens either. I can work much better with text on a matte screen.
I'd get the 15" MacBook Pro. If money is an issue, you could get the MacBook and a 20" screen for around 200 dollars. The 17" is way too big to lug around.
I'm a senior studying Computer Science at Austin Peay. I use a MacBook Pro to do all my programing. I'm the only one that uses a mac to program, but I find no problems with it. I've written in C, Java and C++ with no troubles at all on OSX. Most of the C++ stuff we write is done on a Linux computer. You log in through SSH and work from your computer. OSX has a great SSH Client built right in.
When I took a COBOL class, I had to use windows. There isn't a good compiler in OSX. I just booted into Windows with parallels and had no problem. Same thing happened when we wrote a little code in Assembly Language (yuck)
I really appreciate the screen size of the pro. That's really the only difference you'll see. I normally have 3-4 windows open and I couldn't do that on a MacBook. I feel much more comfortable at home when I have a 20" Dell and my MacBook Pro using Dual Screens. It helps me get stuff done a lot faster. I don't like glossy screens either. I can work much better with text on a matte screen.
I'd get the 15" MacBook Pro. If money is an issue, you could get the MacBook and a 20" screen for around 200 dollars. The 17" is way too big to lug around.
If you are going to be lugging the computer around, get the Blackbook. The extra screen real estate of the 17" is nice, but speaking from experience, it is a huge pain to carry around. And the MB will be more than sufficient for your needs. Install Windows via Parallells or Bootcamp and you are all set!