Hey everyone,
I am doing an IB internship this summer and it will be virtual bc of covid. I currently have a Macbook Pro Laptop. I have an external screen. I saw that a lot of people were saying to buy a PC for the summer? Why are they saying this? Are the excel and powerpoint shortcuts that much better? Also, would it work if I download Windows on my Mac? Basically, I don't have the money to buy another computer when this one works perfectly, but if it is needed I will. Let me know..
From what I have read from other posts. Having a PC makes your life 1000x easier. If you don’t have the money for a new computer I think your best bet would be to download windows onto your Mac and buy a non-Mac keyboard.
Buy a really cheap used one if you can, the excel shortcuts is going to save you a lot of time. Windows on your mac will work however I believe it takes up a lot of space, so double check with your Macbook.
PPT and Excel are much better on PC. I even bought a PC for use as my personal laptop -- despite having a perfectly good MacBook -- because I find the shortcuts much more intuitive.
You'll use a PC at most places you work, so I'd highly suggest buying one for the summer if your company doesn't provide one. You can find refurbished ThinkPads that are a few years old for $500. I think Gazelle buys old MacBooks, so you could sell yours and put that cash toward a PC if you wanted.
Can't speak to downloading Windows onto Mac. If you do this, I'd recommend getting an external keyboard rather than using the one on your MacBook.
Still don't understand why people have yet to understand that Windows is superior in the business world. Also Do not download bootcamp or parallels. The people that are saying so are blindly giving you advice. Your laptop will be fried. Given that WFH is going to be the new standard just build yourself a good 6 or 8 core PC with at least 16gb ram and you'll be able to dominate during your internship.
The most he or she is gonna do is pull up excel spread sheets not play Skyrim on max settings lol
You've never had to simultaneously run Bloomberg, M* Direct, FactSet and a big excel before while simultaneously building a powerpoint, huh?
As an intern though, you'll be lucky if you get any of those systems outside of MS Office, but seriously, a decent bit of HP is a good idea. Depending on your macbook it may work for you in windows, but you may want to dual-boot instead of running an emulator, and a good keyboard and mouse (to go with the external monitor, which was a good call) is highly recommended. Seriously, our PMs and traders use 16 core i7 desktops with 64gb of RAM and higher end video cards to drive 6 monitors in the office.
My WFH setup includes my work laptop (new i7, 16gb) Personal desktop (older top of the line i5, 16gb) and personal laptop (lower end newer i5, 8gb) all at the same time, and I'm not even a trader.
RAM and a SSD are more important than the processor upgrade if you buy, btw. A video card will do nothing for you unless you're running a lot of monitors. I'd also suggest building your own desktop if you're mildly handy and have enough space. Everything's basically plug-and-play and doesn't involve more than plugging in connectors and a few screws. (the metallic kind, not the fun kind) An added bonus is that if you say "I need more X." You just buy the part and swap it in.
If you already have a MBP, bootcamp windows and use the windows version of Excel along with a $30 bluetooth keyboard.
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