Do you need a laptop for SA Role?

Hi all,

I was lucky to score a SA role for next summer (not bragging, just context) and was wondering what advice you guys have on laptops. Do you need a PC laptop on the job or did you guys who just wrapped up your SA stint find that you got everything done in the office?

I currently have a MacBook Pro that I love and was wondering if I should also save up to purchase a PC laptop for next summer so I can do more work away from the office (MacBook is shit for Excel and PowerPoint). Any thoughts on if this would be necessary or even worthwhile to look into?

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Not sure which bank you are at but I was at a BB this summer and both S&T and IB interns got laptops for the summer. And yes, you take the laptop home and could do some work there. However, people usually just go to the office and clock-in those hours.

I have a macbook pro as well and used both at times (from home). The PCs that we got were very slow.

 

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