What are the basic requirements for a laptop?
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What are the basic requirements for a laptop?
Laptop Computers
| Minimum Specifications | Recommended Specifications | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i3 or equivalent | Intel Core i5 or better* |
| Memory | 4 GB | 8 GB or more |
| Wireless Network Adapter | 802.11g/n | 802.11n/ac/ax |
| Hard Drive | 80 GB hard drive space | 120 GB hard drive space or larger |
Is graphics card necessary in laptop for students?
Many people will tell you that you require a laptop with a standalone graphics card, that’s just not true. You’re in college and can live with a little compromise. Unless you are a dedicated gamer who plans to play videogames at the highest settings, you can keep away from a dedicated graphics card.
What are the recommended and minimum system requirements?
For students, our recommendations and minimum system requirements are meant to provide general guidelines on which computer configurations work best in the UMass Amherst computing environment. Different recommended and minimum configurations are available for faculty and staff. They focus on hardware specifications of the device.
How many cores do I need for my hardware requirements?
Hardware requirements Item Supported and recommended CPU Minimum: 2 cores, simultaneous multithre CPU Recommended: 4 cores CPU Optimal: 10 cores Platform x64
What type of hard drive do I need for a computer?
For a desktop system, I recommend using a solid state drive as your boot drive, and a bog standard hard drive (or drives) for storage of documents and data. The storage drive will use a SATA interface. The boot drive can use SATA or PCI Express/NVMEe.
What kind of computer do I need for graphic design?
When using graphic design software such as Photoshop or Illustrator, a desktop computer with four, six or more processing cores, plenty of memory and fast storage will make it possible to apply complex graphical filters to multi-layered, ultra high-resolution documents, without your system slowing you down.