Recommendations for purchasing a laptop
If you plan to purchase a new laptop, here are some recommendations to look at.
- Screen size suitable for use (traveler 13” or larger wide screen)
- Intel Core i5 or higher processor
- 4-8GB Memory preferred – 4GB Minimum
- 160GB or larger hard drive (If you travel with the laptop, think about a solid state drive)
- Built-in camera
- Wifi 802.11N
- Bluetooth
- DVD Burner
- Dedicated graphics card
- 3-year comprehensive support (onsite with accidental damage coverage)
- Windows 7 64-bit Professional or Mac OSX Mavericks
Purchase an external 250Gb or larger hard drive for backups. IOMEGA makes very good external drives with retrospect backup software.
Purchase a copy of Microsoft Office Professional
Note: If you are purchasing a personal laptop and are apart of the Institute, you may be eligible for an academic discount. For further information you can contact individual vendors directly.