Can I use same account MATLAB on different computer?

Im interested in buying MATLAB for student use because Im an engineering major. Im planning to buy MATLAB soon and install it on my laptop. But the problem is, Im going to buy a new laptop in the next few months, and am I able to use same account of MATLAB from my old laptop into the new one? Because I dont want to spend my money on buying a new MATLAB for my new laptop.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

MATLAB, even Student Version, is transferable to new systems, a limited number of times per year. If I recall correctly, the limit is 4 changes in one year for Student Version licenses.

The open question at the moment is whether the current Student Version license would allow you to install or run on multiple computers simultaneously. I do not have a current version of MATLAB to check the fine print on; in my R2014a license terms, Home licenses and Student Version license are limited to installation on one computer at a time. Someone did say that the limit for Student Version is 2, but they did not reply when I asked whether they had checked a current license -- historically it was 2, but certainly that is not what the fine print on mine says.

If you do have a current version of MATLAB install, then to see the license terms,

web(fullfile(matlabroot, 'license.txt'))

and search down for "Student License and Home License Installation and Use Addendum". There after 5. ELIGIBILITY, INSTALLATION, AND USE, the second paragraph sets out the limit. In R2014a it says,

The Student License and Home License each permit the Licensee to use the
Programs on one Computer that Licensee owns or leases provided (i) the Programs
are only accessible to, and used by, Licensee, and (ii) Licensee has provided
machine-specific identification for such Computer through the registration and
activation process.  Network installation is prohibited.

It might have changed since R2014a -- and I mean that seriously, that this is something they might have reconsidered. I just don't have access to a later license to see.