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Macs at the University of Oregon School of Law

By Erik Schmidt

Dennis Bishop, the Director of Information & Technology at the University of Oregon School of Law, sent me this comparison of Mac and PC use at his school. The numbers speak for themselves. Dennis notes, “We consider ourselves a testament to other law school IT departments that allowing Macs can actually make your life easier.”

He also informed me that his IT shop is an Apple authorized repair center; they do all warranty work in-house. According to Dennis, “Students love getting their Macs fixed without sending them to Apple.”

Total as of Fall 2007/2008

• 209 Macs
• 136 Dell
• 77 Non-Package (not one of the school’s recommended choices)
• 65 Unknown

Fall 2007/2008 Incoming Students

• 102 MacBook/MacBook Pro
  • 24 MacBook (Black)
  • 56 MacBook (White)
  • 22 MacBook Pro
• 25 Dell Latitude D630
• 24 Non-Package Laptops (HP, Toshiba, Inspirons, others)

Most of the remaining 26 students are waiting for their Dells (supply chain problems) but two of these students who decided they would rather have Macs.

2Ls

• 66 MacBook/MacBook Pro
• 42 Dell
• 42 Non-Package
• 12 Unknown

3Ls

• 41 MacBook/PowerBook/iBook
• 69 Dell
• 11 Non-Package
• 53 Unknown

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Full post as published by Mac Law Students on May 08, 2008 (boomark / email).