If you’re in a rush, my quick take is: get a PC if you’re doing CS or engineering, and get a Mac if you’re doing basically anything else. In this video I break down that “age old debate” from an actual student perspective—what you’re doing on campus all day (lectures, notes, writing papers, lab reports), and what matters most in a school laptop: affordability, software compatibility, battery life, portability, a good keyboard, a solid display, and reliability for years. I talk about why PCs usually win on price and options (you can go cheap, or go premium like Dell XPS / Surface), but also why I still think the base MacBook Air M4 is the most well-rounded student laptop right now. It absolutely nails the basics—thin and light, great battery life, strong performance, and it’s just reliable. The big catch is software: a lot of stuff is written for Windows first, and some programs (like full Visual Studio for my C++ course) flat-out don’t run on macOS. Yes, you can use a Windows virtual machine on a Mac, but it’s impractical for most people and it eats storage—especially on a 256GB base model. Final verdict: research your program’s software needs first, then buy accordingly.