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Computer Recommendations for Engineering & CS Students [2026/27]

Choosing a laptop for university can be really challenging and this page is designed to provide you with some helpful suggestions based on my experience and observations as an engineering professor. Since 2020, I've tried to keep the recommendations up-to-date to reflect the current state of affairs. Between 2022 and 2024 I led the "minimum […]

Suggestions for Computers (Oct 2021)

To new students (and their parents) who are looking to get a computer for the upcoming university school year, here are some tips (via my Twitter thread) How much? Get what you can afford.  Most people will spend between $500 and $2000 for a computer.  $1000 - $1500 will get you a phenomenal machine that […]