What gender is a computer?

Unlike the English language, French nouns are grammatically designated as masculine or feminine explained the French teacher.
‘House’, in French, is feminine – ‘la maison.’
‘Pencil’, in French, is masculine – ‘le crayon.’
Puzzled, one student raised his hand-”What gender is a computer?”
The teacher wasn’t certain, she divided the class into two groups to decide if the computer should be masculine or feminine for the class exercise. One group was comprised of the women in the class and the other of men. Both groups had to give four reasons for their recommendation.
Women's Group said – “le computer”
In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.
They have a lot of data but are still clueless.
They are supposed to help you solve your problems, but half the time they ARE the problem.
As soon as you commit to one, you realize that, if you had waited a little longer, you could have had a better model.
Men's Group said -- “la computer”
No one but their creator understands their internal logic.
The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.
Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later retrieval.
As soon as you make a commitment to one, you spend half your pay on accessories.
Should it be ‘le computer’ or ‘la computer’?