While having a laptop in college is not a requirement, I definitely recommend that students bring one just in case they need to use a computer while in their dorm room. Most computer science classes do not allow students to take notes on laptops during class, so laptop use in class would likely only be for non-CS courses and would probably consist of note taking. In terms of hardware, few classes will actually stress your computer to the point where processors overheating becomes an issue and for CS classes that require a lot of computing power for simulations or graphics, most students use the computers in the labs. There is no departmental preference between Windows, Mac, Unix, or Chrome operating systems.
Therefore, the type of computer that you should buy in preparation for coming to college should be one that you are comfortable using. The computer labs in Gates are open 24/7 for student use. "As far as computers go, every CS student has access to the computers in the 3rd floor and basement labs of the Bill and Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex for their programming and general purpose needs as well as the computers around campus in the libraries and other computer labs for general purpose use.
We get this question often from prospective students, so we asked our ambassadors, experienced CS students to answer:
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