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TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION
GRAPHIC DESIGN
APPLE MACBOOK PRO LAPTOP / DESKTOP (iMac, Mac Pro, Mac Mini) SPECIFICATION REQUIRED
OS RAM
CPU DISPLAY GPU
STORAGE
macOS Catalina 10.15 (minimum) 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)
Intel Core i5 processor (minimum),
Intel Core i7 or i9 processor (recommended), Apple M1
15-16" MacBook Pro (recommended) or13" MacBook Pro (minimum)
AMD Radeon 5500M (for MacBook Pro) recommended - (most MacBooks have an Intel integrated graphics card)
256 GB (512 GB recommended) SSD hard drive, with an additional external hard drive - 2 TB for Time Machine / back-up storage
DIGITAL CINEMA DIGITAL MEDIA
Please contact department for specific computer specs.
PERIPHERALS
REQUIRED
• Antivirus,anti-spyware,anti-malwaresoftware(e.g.SophosHome,McAfee) • Broadbandinternetconnection(cable,fiber,DSL)
• Three-buttonormagicmouse(USB,wireless)
• Webcam
RECOMMENDED
• Microphone/headset
• Printer
• USBflashdrive(64GBrecommended) • WACOMtablet(GraphicDesign)
DISCOUNTS FOR HARDWARE/SOFTWARE/PRODUCTS
APPLE
MICROSOFT SKETCHUP PRO 2021
OTHER
https://www.apple.com/us-hed/shop
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/b/education
https://www.sketchup.com/plans-and-pricing#for-higher-education
http://www.journeyed.com http://collegebuys.org
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*Please note that tablets (i.e. iPads, Android tablets) or Chromebooks are not suitable replacements for required computers.