I use a similar machine for work at home.
I would also give the school a call and see if they have any advice about what computer you might need. They could have different recommendations.
Plan on getting a fair sized USB flash drive for saving homework on.
I would also plan on getting at least one portable hard drive to keep all your larger projects on. Life will be easier on you if you can just keep all your projects together, and carry them from class to class since you will be using in-classroom computers supplied by the school for much of the day. Don't forget to back up this drive to your home computer. Nothing worse than losing all your work by misplacing your drive, or breaking it.
Cheers and good luck !
Hello, I just entered my major in Multi-Media Arts and Graphics and am interested in buying a new computer .... My budget is around $1,200.00 and I was looking for adivce concerning the New MacBook Pro 13 inch.
Is this a suitable computer for the graphics design program or can I find something better ...
Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB Memory 4GB Memory
250GB hard drive1 320GB hard drive1
SD card slot SD card slot
Built-in battery (10 hours)2 Built-in battery (10 hours)2
NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics

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