Advice on GMAT/GRE Preparation

I plan on taking the GMAT in 3-4 months. Aiming for a score of 750-800. I am a senior and will likely apply to a few deferred MBA programs. Would appreciate recommendations on prep books or courses. In addition, is there any benefit to taking the GRE over the GMAT? Thank you in advance. 

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I'm more of a fan of the GRE over the GMAT purely for the reason that you can use a calculator for the GRE and not for the GMAT. I think its dumb to have to worry about doing long division and stuff and estimating numbers when calculators are bountiful in the real world.

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