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On 10/12/2020 09:44, Tom wrote: > On 08/12/2020 22:46, Eion MacDonald wrote: >> On 08/12/2020 18:20, comrade meowski wrote: >>> On 08/12/2020 16:51, Tom via list wrote: >>>> My eldest is off to Uni next year (all fingers crossed) and the missus >>>> wants to get her a laptop for xmas. Looking at aHonor MagicBook 14 >>>> inch Ryzen 5 8GB 256GB for the moment. She's going to be doing >>>> bio-chemistry or similar and wondering if anyones got any ideas? >>> MacBook M1. Seriously. >>> >>> Think about who it is for and what she's about to embark on. She needs >>> the right bit of kit for her, not for you. Don't balk at the expense: >>> she's off to do a 3 year science degree and will need a powerful >>> machine. Don't complain it's Apple - it's certified UNIX. Don't make her >>> suffer with some crappy Linux x86 relic, that's your gig. It's light, >>> has the best battery performance in the world by miles and importantly >>> for her, is cool as hell. >>> >>> You'll be basking in Best Dad Ever glory for months if she gets what she >>> really wants for Xmas (trust me, it's a MacBook). >>> >> >> You need to future proof her, best tools last throughout her degree. >> Disclaimer, I do not use a mac, but my son a Manchester lecturer in art >> finds students with macs get through whole studies without changing >> device, and as Art School, there are a lot of macs about; likewise in >> Physics dept. >> >> See video for future disruption >> Video worth watching. >> How Apple Just Changed the Entire Industry >> How Apple Just Changed the Entire Industry >> 1,499,011 views >> •23 Nov 2020 >> >> ColdFusion >> >> link >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuF9weSkS68 >> > Cheer, however, having spoken to close friends who have just finished > uni she wont touch a mac. But given she can get 3 of these for the same > price I wont argue with her. I will attempt to see if she'll let me set > it up for dual boot but I think a small machine with a gpu in it may > prove more useful if she needs to get into big maths. > > Tom te tom te tom > Ok Understood, however, having had the 'delightful' experience of rescuing about 3+ students who had no back up (non booting windows machines). I suggest: A) Machine of her choice or Mum's choice (after consulting student)(Windows 10 Pro ?) , then make sure you give her a private server space where ALL her study work is backed up *automatically*, and she backs up to local USB hard disc at her lodgings. B)Failing machines/ drives components can put her entire academic work at risk if she depends on Uni's servers. Think Glasgow College of Art , two fires in 3 years (original then replacement during rebuild) all student and staff work lost! Albeit one PhD student I recovered PhD thesis for a few days before Via Voce exam had 1) no local back up, 2) Uni never gave back up space in servers. (Based 'privacy of thesis' logic) 3) no 'cloud back up'. C) Ensure you give her an external USD dual boot on Linux of your choice, I assume you have made her aware of Linux? External USB boot removes all Windows update problems as it owns the internal hard drive. And always Linux USB removed when booting to Windows. -- Regards Eion MacDonald -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dcglug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq