Hey there guys, I'm just a super broke college student going to school for GD and all I'm trying to do is raise a little money to get a computer and programs for the fall semester of college.
I've got a gofundme if you want to donate I'll give the link but I don't want to get banned or kicked out or anything, or make anyone feel obligated. I'm just trying to use crowdsourcing as a last resort,and reach my goal towards my education. Sorry to ask guys, but again I'm broke and I'm just trying to raise a little money for school. Thanks /gd/!
First, unpaid requests are not allowed on /gd/. That's why you get a sage from me.
Secondly, you don't need to buy software. If you're desperately poor and you're only going to use for learning purposes then just pirate it. No one is going to scold you for that and it's dead easy.
Thirdly, you can assemble a PC for graphic design for less than 250 dollars. Go to /g/ and ask there for a build. You can earn that and even more with a month of labour in most countries. In Western countries even a week of labour is enough. So get working.
If you need a laptop then a used T420 with 8gbs of RAM can be gotten for under 250 too. There's basically no excuse.
No you don't need a MacBook for learning the software side of graphic design.