Department Specs
Click on one of the departments below for a complete list of requirements for specific majors:
Below you will find the MINIMUM and RECOMMENDED laptop specifications for laptop computing at the Engineering departments (ECE/MME). These specifications should be used as guidance when making decisions on bringing a laptop to DU ECE/MME.
MINIMUM specifications are for those who are choosing not to buy a new laptop and want to bring an existing one to DU.
RECOMMENDED specifications are for those who are choosing to purchase a new laptop and need guidance on which specifications to go with.
PLEASE NOTE:
1. Windows laptop is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED as most of our Engineering software are Windows-based. Dell Latitude E6320 or Dell XPS 13 is recommended.
2. Netbooks are NOT acceptable as they don’t have enough computing power to run Engineering software.
3. MACs are not recommended, but if students are really interested in purchasing a MAC (or already bought a MAC), it is required to also purchase the following software to install on the MAC:
a. Parallels Desktop for MAC (www.parallels.com) or VMWare Fusion (www.vmware.com)
b. Windows XP Pro or Windows 7
If you need assistance from the UTS Computer Help Center (2100 S. High St. 303-871-4700) in installing Windows on a Macintosh computer, please allot at least 3 hours for your Help Center visit.
Below are the minimum requirements and recommendations:
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WINDOWS PC |
APPLE MACINTOSH |
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Operating |
MINIMUM Windows XP Professional SP3 RECOMMENDED Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Ultimate |
Macintosh OS 10.6 or Above |
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Productivity Tools |
Microsoft Office 2007/2010 |
Microsoft Office for Mac 2004/2008/2011 |
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Windows Emulation Software (check with academic advisor) |
N/A |
Parallels Desktop for Mac or VMware Fusion |
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Processor Type |
MINIMUM XP: Intel Core Duo RECOMMENDED Core i5 or i7 Processor |
MINIMUM 1.86 GHz RECOMMENDED Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or higher |
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Memory |
RECOMMENDED 4 GB RAM |
RECOMMENDED 4 GB RAM |
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Hard Drive |
RECOMMENDED 250 GB or higher |
RECOMMENDED 250 GB or higher |
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Optical Storage Drive |
MINIMUM DVD-RW |
MINIMUM DVD-RW |
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Graphics Card |
MINIMUM 128 MB Video memory RECOMMENDED 256 MB Video Memory or higher |
MINIMUM Integrated card RECOMMENDED NVIDIA GeForce 320M or higher |
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Warranty |
4 year parts and labor |
3year parts and labor Applecare |
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Insurance |
Comprehensive breakage, theft, hazard (strongly recommended) |
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Virus and Spyware Protection Software |
Symantec Antivirus is provided by the University. For software and instructions please visitwww.du.edu/uts/helpdesk/newstudent.html |
For questions concerning laptop requirements for Engineering departments, please contact:
Tim Sheu, Director of IT
303-871-3519 or tim.sheu@du.edu
