College-Specific Recommendations

Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

The Westphal College publishes its own recommended computer configurations.

College of Engineering Recommendations

Minimum Laptop/Tablet Computer Hardware Recommendations
College of Engineering First Year Students

General Characteristics

For Windows -- Intel Core Duo at a minimum of 2.2 GHz, 3.0 GHz recommended for frequent AutoCAD users
For Macintosh -- Intel Core Duo at a minimum of 2.2 GHz
2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB recommended
Hard Drive 80 - 200 GB
DVD/CD combo drive or DVD/RW
10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet adapter
Wireless (802.11) adapter for a laptop or tablet
Graphics Media Accelerator
128 MB Video card minimum
Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Home Premium
Mac OS X
Three year extended warranty

Example Windows Laptop PC

Example Windows Tablet PC

HP Compaq tc4400 Tablet PC
Genuine Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.0GHz, 4MB cache, 667MHz FSB)
12.1 inch TFT XGA WVA Display with Fingerprint Reader
2 GB (667MHz, DDRII memory, 2 DIMM)
120 GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive
10/100/1000 NIC, 56K Modem
MultiBay II 8X DVD-ROM
Intel® Pro Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection, Integrated Bluetooth Module
65 W Smart AC Adapter US
11.22 x 9.25 x 1.35 in (28.5 x 23.5 x 3.43 cm), 4.6 pounds (2.08 kg)
3 year worldwide limited warranty

Example Apple Laptops

Apple MacBook Laptop
13.3" display
2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
120 GB Serial ATA drive 5400 rpm
2 GB RAM (2 DIMM)
Double-layer SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) .
Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor with 144 MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory
Built in Bluetooth, 802.11n Wireless LAN
Built-in iSight camera
3 year warranty
1.08 x 12.78 x 8.92 inches (2.75 x 32.5 x 22.7 cm), 5.0 pounds (2.27 kg)

Apple MacBook Pro Laptop

15-inch Widescreen Display
2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
120 GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
2 GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2 x 1 GB
Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English
Double-layer SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Built in Bluetooth, 802.11n Wireless LAN
Built-in iSight camera
3 year warranty
1 x 14.1 x 9.6 inches (2.59 x 35.7 x 24.3 cm), 5.4 pounds (2.45 kg)