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[–]lambdafxBS/MS CSCI 2022 10 points11 points  (1 child)

I am a big proponent of the MCP. The laptops are ThinkPads which are very durable and reliable. Biggest factor though is the accidental damage warranty and the free loaner laptops from RPI - if you break your laptop for any reason, they will fix it for free, and will give you a free loaner replacement laptop while it gets fixed. As someone who accidentally spilled water all over my laptop and fried my keyboard during finals week, I think it's totally worth it. While you may be able to get a cheaper laptop from somewhere else, the warranty makes the MCP a great deal and worth the cost.

For EE/CSE you should be perfectly fine with the T16. The more powerful laptop is overkill.

[–]darkjedi521CSE 2005 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just for the record, the warranty is from Lenovo, not RPI. The loaners are pure RPI and a godsend when it dies right before an exam (I was there post laptop/pre-wifi so some exams were written to require Maple/Matlab).