lol - Did I say he was into recording? I really don't think I did. I said, "He's a music student in college." If you're going to reply to a thread, at least read most of it so you don't look like an idiot in your replies.
If the college thought that he needed a MAC for what he was doing, they would have said, "Get a Mac notebook." but they didn't. they just said a notebook is required for the courses. Who knows what he'll be doing with it. Nor do I really care.