Our Art Majors seem to prefer Macintosh over PC the other departments is split but more towards PCs. In the world of computers, you really do get what you pay for. However, technology changes so fast that what you can buy today will likely seem mediocre compared to what will be available by time you graduate. While we cannot predict specific new technology that will be available in the next few years, it is a safe bet that at least some of these new technologies may become important tools for your education here at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga . The more expensive desktop computers allow you to get the best systems today, with the most expansion options for tomorrow.
Notebook computers are more expensive today, and more expensive to upgrade than desktops.
Although low in cost, iMac's are pretty good machines, even compared with the more expensive desktops. However, you need to make sure you order them with enough memory, or upgrade the memory shortly after you buy them.