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Maybe that was already answered in the thread, but what is your niece majoring in?
Some background information on myself: I still have a soft spot for Apple computers, since I was working throughout the beginning of my study years (88 - 92'ish) on Macs because I was earning my money with graphic design (Desktop publishing), which was at that time non-existant on any other platform. However, as time proceeded, I changed to the Windows camp.
While I understand that Apple computers are way cooler than PC machines for a young lady, I would respectfully suggest that she is unlikely to encounter Macintosh computers in the workplace, unless she works in video editing, photography, media or graphic design or some similarly "artistic" domain. The "standard office workplace" normally consists of some Windows PC (OK, it also might be different in an architect/doctor/musicians office, but not in a "normal" office) unless I am very much mistaken.
Considering that computer literacy is to a part also the familiarity with the computer (to be precise: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Webbrowser) for everyday work, I guess a PC might be the more logical solution (but not as cool as the Mac, of course).
Best regards,
Andy
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