I've done CS and physics in uni, and all I can say is, for the most part you won't be able to use anything more than a scientific calculator in exams. None of these computer algebra systems etc... some universities even insist that you buy the calculator from them. Looking back to high school though, we did a lot with them. I just had a cheap Casio (don't get one of those), everyone else had a TI-83. It's just that since starting higher education I've made little use of it.
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Well, wouldn't pre-installed Linux be much better than preinstalled windows? It depends on what crapware they can dig up to shove on the box.
I've done CS and physics in uni, and all I can say is, for the most part you won't be able to use anything more than a scientific calculator in exams. None of these computer algebra systems etc... some universities even insist that you buy the calculator from them.
Looking back to high school though, we did a lot with them. I just had a cheap Casio (don't get one of those), everyone else had a TI-83. It's just that since starting higher education I've made little use of it.
Never mind the right to a fair trial or the old saying "innocent until proven guilty"