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requires students coming into the school to have adequate tools to fulfill program requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Below, we have provided examples of recommended (high-end) versus adequate laptops to show a range of configurations for both Windows and macOS systems. Please note that any Apple product should be ordered online as the in-store systems might not have enough memory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Windows Computer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Example of a recommended and certified Solidworks-compliant computer:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 190px; width: 101.783%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 81.6013%;\"><strong>Dell Precision 7680 Series Workstation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 13.6449%; text-align: right;\"><strong>$4,389.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 22px; width: 81.6013%; text-align: left;\"><strong>Processor:<\/strong> Intel\u00ae Core\u2122 i7-14700HX vPro\u00ae<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 22px; width: 13.6449%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 81.6013%; height: 24px;\"><strong>Video Card:<\/strong> NVIDIA\u00ae RTX\u2122 4000 Ada Generation<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.6449%; height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 81.6013%; height: 24px;\"><strong>Memory:<\/strong> 32GB, 1x32GB 5600MT\/s CAMM, non-ECC<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.6449%; height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 81.6013%;\"><strong>Hard Drive:<\/strong> 512 GB, M.2 2280, Gen 4 PCIe x4 NVMe, SSD<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 13.6449%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 81.6013%;\">Other Company Recommendations with similar specs would be Asus, Lenovo, HP, MSI<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 13.6449%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 81.6013%;\">Tax (13%)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 13.6449%; text-align: right;\"><strong>$570.57<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 81.6013%;\">Total<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 13.6449%; text-align: right;\"><strong>$4,959.57<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Example of an alternative good graphics-oriented computer:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 101.782%; height: 169px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 85.7768%;\"><strong>DELL XPS 15 Laptop<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 15.4133%; text-align: right;\"><strong>$2,899.99<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 25px; width: 85.7768%;\"><strong>Processor:<\/strong>\u00a0 Intel\u00ae Core\u2122 Ultra 5 \/ Ultra 7<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 25px; width: 15.4133%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 85.7768%;\"><strong>Video Card: <\/strong>NVIDIA\u00ae GeForce RTX\u2122 4070\/ RTX\u2122 5070<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 15.4133%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 85.7768%;\"><strong>Memory:<\/strong> 16 GB, 2 x 8 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 15.4133%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 85.7768%;\"><strong>Hard Drive:<\/strong> 512 GB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 15.4133%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 85.7768%;\">Tax (13%)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 15.4133%; text-align: right;\"><strong>$377.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 85.7768%;\">Total<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 15.4133%; text-align: right;\"><strong>$3,276.99<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Notes:<\/p>\n<p>The recommended computer has a Solidworks-certified graphics card. The alternative computer has a very good graphics card that has not been tested by Solidworks, which is less of an issue for students (since they tend to work on smaller assemblies and files) and saves money. Solidworks lists all certified graphics cards at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sw\/support\/videocardtesting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sw\/support\/videocardtesting.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When selecting a Windows computer, please make sure its specifications are equal to or higher than those of either system listed above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apple Computer<\/strong><br \/>\nRecommended Apple Computer:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 101.783%; height: 168px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 85.5627%; height: 24px;\"><strong>MacBook Pro (M-Family)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.5378%; text-align: right; height: 24px;\"><strong>$3,049.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 85.5627%; height: 24px;\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Processor: <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Apple M4 Pro chip with 14\u2011core CPU, 20\u2011core GPU and 16\u2011core Neural Engine<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.5378%; text-align: right; height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 85.5627%; height: 24px;\"><strong>Video Card:<\/strong> Integrated<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.5378%; text-align: right; height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 85.5627%; height: 24px;\"><strong>Memory: <\/strong>24GB unified memory<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.5378%; text-align: right; height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 85.5627%; height: 24px;\"><strong>Hard Drive: <\/strong>1TB\u00a0SSD storage<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.5378%; text-align: right; height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 85.5627%; height: 24px;\">Tax (13%)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.5378%; text-align: right; height: 24px;\"><strong>\u00a0$396.37<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 85.5627%; height: 24px;\">Total<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.5378%; text-align: right; height: 24px;\"><strong>$3,445.37<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Alternative Apple Computer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 101.783%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 85.5568%;\"><strong>MacBook Air (M-Family)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.5467%; text-align: right;\"><strong>$2,149.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 85.5568%;\"><strong><strong>Processor: <\/strong><\/strong>Apple M4 chip with 10\u2011core CPU, 10\u2011core GPU, 16\u2011core Neural Engine<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.5467%; text-align: right;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 85.5568%;\"><strong>Video Card:<\/strong> Integrated<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.5467%; text-align: right;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 85.5568%;\"><strong>Memory:<\/strong> 24GB unified memory<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.5467%; text-align: right;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 85.5568%;\"><strong>Hard Drive:<\/strong> 512GB SSD storage<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.5467%; text-align: right;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 85.5568%;\">Tax (13%)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.5467%; text-align: right;\"><strong>$279.37<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 85.5568%;\">Total<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.5467%; text-align: right;\"><strong>$2,428.37<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Notes:<\/p>\n<p>Neither of the Apple MacBook systems above are fully Solidworks compliant and certified. 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