Laptop/Setup Recommendations for Graduate Student | Have to Use Google, Zoom etc.

Hi all,

First of all I'd like to thank you because I've been learning a lot from this community and resorting to it when wondering about certain topics - and I still have a lot to learn!

Now, I am about to start graduate school and I am strongly considering getting a new, school-dedicated laptop. My school unfortunately uses Google for email etc., and I'll also need to be using Zoom and similar services, which makes me uncomfortable based on …

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