{"id":7671,"date":"2020-06-03T09:04:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T13:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?page_id=7671"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:31:20","slug":"scs-laptop-requirement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/scs-laptop-requirement\/","title":{"rendered":"SCS Laptop Requirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Laptop Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>The School of Computer Science requires that you have a laptop that meets recommended hardware specifications. These hardware recommendations will allow you to have a laptop that is equipped for your Computer Science courses.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Please note the laptop requirement will only apply to any students who are physically taking courses on campus. At home, a desktop computer meeting the laptop specification is adequate.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-who-is-required-to-have-a-laptop\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-who-is-required-to-have-a-laptop\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">Who is required to have a laptop?<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-who-is-required-to-have-a-laptop\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"req\"><\/a>Everyone enrolled in a<b> COMP course<\/b>\u00a0is required to have a laptop. This includes COMP 1001, 1005, and 1006. Students are expected to retain this laptop for use in subsequent years until the completion of their studies. Not all upper-year courses will require a laptop in class. For those that do, it will be noted in the course outline.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-laptop-specifications\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-laptop-specifications\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">Laptop Specifications<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-laptop-specifications\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<p>PC or MAC laptops with the following minimum specifications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CPU: AMD Ryzen line or Apple M-chip or Intel i5\/i7\/i9\/Xeon<\/li>\n<li>8 GB or more of RAM<\/li>\n<li>256 GB or larger hard drive (SSD drive recommended)<\/li>\n<li>wireless networking (WiFi)<\/li>\n<li>camera, mic, and audio<\/li>\n<li>current Windows, MacOS or Linux operating system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Computers such as Netbooks, Chromebooks, Smartphones or atom processors\u00a0are not suitable\u00a0for the Computer Science program<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For the details on laptop requirements refer to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/scs-laptop-requirement\/laptop-specs\/\">Laptop Specifications<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tip<\/strong>: Looking to purchase a new laptop for the Computer Science program? Check out this helpful page so you can find the right one: <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/scs-laptop-requirement\/shopping-for-a-new-laptop\/\">Shopping for a new laptop for the Computer Science program<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-stream-requirements\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-stream-requirements\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">Stream Requirements<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-stream-requirements\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<p>The following stream requires specialized hardware:<\/p>\n<h4>Computer Game Development Stream<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Computer Game Development Stream requires a Windows laptop and a GPU<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Computer Game Development Stream will be using DirectX that runs on Microsoft Windows. The laptop must include a GPU suitable to run recent PC games. There are no other requirements.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Laptop Requirement Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/scs-laptop-requirement\/laptop-specs\/\">Laptop Specifications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/laptop-support\/\">Laptop Support<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/scs-laptop-requirement\/laptop-operating-system\/\">Laptop Operating System<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/scs-laptop-requirement\/shopping-for-a-new-laptop\/\">Shopping for a new laptop for the Computer Science program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/scs-laptop-requirement\/software-installation\/\">Software Installation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/scs-laptop-requirement\/system-settings\/\">System Settings and Backups<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laptop Requirements The School of Computer Science requires that you have a laptop that meets recommended hardware specifications. 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