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All incoming freshman are required to have their own personal laptop. Please see minimum requirements below.
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Minimum |
Recommended |
PROCESSOR |
Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 |
Intel Core i7/9 or AMD Ryzen Gen 7/9 5000 series |
OPERATING SYSTEM |
Windows 10 |
Windows 11 |
DISPLAY TYPE |
15" LED- 1920x1080@60Hz |
17" LED- 2560×1440@60Hz, 4K supported |
SYSTEM GRAPHICS |
Nvidia Quadro or GeForce (4GB) |
Nvidia RTX (or Quadro RTX) Series (8GB) |
RAM |
16GB |
32GB |
CAMERA |
Bulit-in |
Bulit-in |
HARD DRIVE |
500GB Solid State |
1TB Solid State |
NETWORK ADAPTOR |
WiFi & Bluetooth |
WiFi & Bluetooth |
WARRANTY |
4 year |
4 year |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
PROCESSOR |
Intel Core i7 or Apple Silicon (M1 Series) |
Apple Silicon (M1 Series) |
OPERATING SYSTEM |
Monterey 12 |
Monterey 12 |
DISPLAY TYPE |
15" LED- 1280x800 |
17" Retina 4K- Retina 5K supported |
RAM |
16GB |
32GB |
CAMERA |
Built-in |
Built-in |
HARD DRIVE |
500 GB Solid State |
1TB Solid State |
NETWORK ADAPTOR |
WiFi & Bluetooth |
WiFi & Bluetooth |
WARRANTY |
4 year |
4 year |
HARDWARE PURCHASE LINK |
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SOFTWARE PURCHASE |
See note below* |
*Thanks to Thomas Jefferson University's partnership with Adobe, all Jefferson students, faculty and staff have unlimited access to Adobe Creative Cloud for the duration of their relationship with the University; Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator are available through an educational license with TJU. Students can create a free Adobe ID account with Campus Key. Learn more about signing in, installing and registering with the Adobe Creative Cloud Apps PDF.