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PC Computer Recommendations

Owning your own computer is not required at RIT, however, it is a very good tool to have. The CE department minimum recommendations for PC systems are listed below.

Laptop

Processor:
   Pentium M / Core
   AMD
   Intel


1.6 Ghz
2 + Ghz
core i5, i7

Memory
3 GB
Hard Disk
 320 GB
Video Memory
 128 MB
Desktop

Processor:
   Intel Core 2 Duo
   AMD Athlon X2


3.0 Ghz
2.6 Ghz

Memory
4 GB
Hard Disk
500 GB
Video Memory
1 GB

If you are an Apple user, most of the current Apple machines are acceptable. The new Intel based machines are particularly nice in that one can run both OS-X and Windows on them.

There are many other options when purchasing a machine. If you have any questions, please email the webmaster.