School First and foremost, consult your budget. Find out how much you can reasonably spend on a computer given all the other monetary demands of law school. The Law Library has computers available for student use through disk checkout. These computers have the programs described below and more. Students may decide to use these computers instead of purchasing their own.
Computers are also available in various ITC's located around campus.
Software and hardware vary from location to location. Decide whether you want to have a laptop or a desktop model. Some professors do not allow laptops in class. The classrooms have few electrical outlets available for laptops, so if you use a laptop in class, you must have an adequate battery charge. You will not make friends with a professor by having a beeping laptop during a lecture.