OIT recommends that all students purchase an Apple or Dell laptop with a three or four year warranty for their time at Princeton as they offer the best warranty support.
Apple and Dell models may be purchased directly from the manufacturer or other retail suppliers. Princeton does not offer a purchase program for students.
Apple Education Pricing and Student Discounts: https://www.apple.com/us-edu/store
Dell Student Discounts Laptops for College: https://www.dell.com/Princeton
If you are an undergraduate student receiving need-based financial aid from Princeton please read Undergraduate Financial Aid Computer Purchases. Contact faoffice@princeton.edu for details specific to your situation.
With a Princeton student netID students receive a Google Drive and Gmail account, as well as a Microsoft 365 license.
Additional software may be purchased through the Princeton Software Center
We recommend that graduate students speak with their faculty advisor and/or departmental IT prior to purchasing a computer. But we do recommend the following models as the basic starting point.