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the foldable kind.
Just kidding.
Anyway, since your an engineering student, it is best to get windows. Also, some colleges require tablets for engineering students so it would be better to get one of those right away instead of having to make another purchase later.
The bigger guy=bigger laptop isnt necessarily true, but for engineering you would probably need a bigger screen, about 15 inches would be great.
As for the model, just look around in store for what you like, write it down(the model # and such), read reviews online such as amazon.com and your best bet would probably be to buy it online. the brand doesnt really matter that much, but from personal experience, toshiba sattelite pros are long lasting. (HP and other entertainment laptops would be horrible for engineering). Look for higher processor speeds so it can run engineering software and even try to buy one with a quad-core processor and at least 4 gigs of memory. as for software, look at what other people are using and if its very expensive use alternativeto.net to try to find free alternatives.
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