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I'd go Apple for sure... grab something refurbed.... all her current devices will sync and share accounts and info, plus Apple laptops (tend to, apart from the recent keyboard designs) last a long time.
My nephew got a cheap second hand 2009 white Macbook and its still running fine (once I replaced the HDD with an SSD). -
I guess it depends on what she'd be planning on doing later in her education.
Unless it's some kind of creative area then realistically the vast majority of people use Windows and that's what most software runs on. Various other areas in terms of software development, etc will use Linux (which will run on most Macs or PCs).
It's unlikely that any choice will really make a difference unless she's doing something very specific, buy whatever you/she prefers.
A decent laptop will last plenty of time regardless of whether it's Apple. I'm running a Lenovo X220 that's about 6 or 7 years old and a Chromebook that's four years old and they are both fine.
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The 2019 cheapo iPad supports the (not cheapo) Apple keyboard case, which makes a laptop substitute for considerably less spend.
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Thanks all.
Cost isn’t the biggest concern but I imagine that she won’t be able to get full use out of an Apple laptop. I presume that it would be the laptop of choice later in her education?
All advice welcome.