{"id":900,"date":"2022-07-13T11:50:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T15:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/its\/?page_id=900"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:06:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T21:06:27","slug":"student-laptop-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/its\/student-laptop-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Â鶹´«Ã½ Student Laptop Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#s1\">Windows Laptop Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s2\">MacBook Laptop Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s3\">Suggested Laptop Manufacturers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"divider\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/rcnjrd\/images\/icons\/ramapo-arch-icom_rule.png\" alt=\"Ramapo\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Below is some information to assist with your computer purchase decision. The following points should be noted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students who are taking business courses (including both degree and certificate programs) should invest in a Windows computer as many applications are only available for Windows.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students who are enrolled in the School of Contemporary Arts may want to consider an Apple computer such as a MacBook, as many of the applications for this program are Mac-based.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">For all other students aside from those mentioned above, either a Windows or Mac laptop would be sufficient.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Certain majors such as the sciences, math, computer science, animation, video editing, and other computer-intensive fields should consider a computer that meets or exceeds the recommended \u201cHigh-end\u201d column below.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many laptop manufacturers offer educational discounts for students. See <b>Suggested Laptop Vendors<\/b> section below for links directly to the vendor discount pages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: In many cases, Chromebooks do not support the same applications as Windows and Mac laptops. As a result, we do not recommend the purchase of a Chromebook for students currently.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any additional questions regarding a laptop purchase, please contact the Ramapo IT helpdesk at <a href=\"mailto:helpdesk@ramapo.edu\">helpdesk@ramapo.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"s1\"><\/a>Windows Laptop Requirements<\/h3>\n<h4>Updated July 31, 2025<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-hover table-striped table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><b>Minimum<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Recommended<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>High-end<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Operating System<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Windows 11<\/td>\n<td>Windows 11<\/td>\n<td>Windows 11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>CPU<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Intel i3<\/td>\n<td>Intel i5 or<\/p>\n<p>AMD Ryzen 5 Pro<\/td>\n<td>Intel i7 or<\/p>\n<p>AMD Ryzen 7 Pro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Memory\/RAM<\/b><\/td>\n<td>8 GB<\/td>\n<td>16 GB<\/td>\n<td>32 GB or more<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Storage<\/b><\/td>\n<td>256 GB SSD<\/td>\n<td>512 GB SSD<\/td>\n<td>1TB SSD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Video Card<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Integrated Video<\/td>\n<td>Integrated Video or better<\/td>\n<td>For Video\/Animation students, Discrete Graphics:<\/p>\n<p>2GB GPU min,<\/p>\n<p>4GB GPU recommended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Screen Resolution<\/b><\/td>\n<td>1366 x 768 or better<\/td>\n<td>1920 x 1080 or better<\/td>\n<td>1920 x 1080 or better<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a id=\"s2\"><\/a>MacBook Laptop Requirements<\/h3>\n<h4>Updated July 31, 2025<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-hover table-striped table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><b>Minimum<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Recommended<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>High-end<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Model<\/b><\/td>\n<td>13\u201d MacBook Air<\/td>\n<td>13\u201d MacBook Air or MacBook Pro<\/td>\n<td>13\u201d MacBook Pro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Operating System<\/b><\/td>\n<td>MacOS 14 Sonoma, MacOS 15 Sequoia, or MacOS 26 Tahoe<\/td>\n<td>MacOS 14 Sonoma, MacOS 15 Sequoia, or MacOS 26 Tahoe<\/td>\n<td>MacOS 14 Sonoma, MacOS 15 Sequoia, or MacOS 26 Tahoe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>CPU<\/b><\/td>\n<td>M1<\/td>\n<td>M2 or higher<\/td>\n<td>M3 or higher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Memory\/RAM<\/b><\/td>\n<td>16 GB<\/td>\n<td>16 GB or more<\/td>\n<td>16 GB or more<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Storage<\/b><\/td>\n<td>256 GB SSD<\/td>\n<td>512GB SSD<\/td>\n<td>1TB SSD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a id=\"s3\"><\/a>Suggested Laptop Manufacturers<\/h3>\n<p>Please note that various education and consumer discounts may change. Vendor education pricing is not always the lowest price, so we recommend you research your options before purchasing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apple &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/us-hed\/shop\">https:\/\/www.apple.com\/us-hed\/shop<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dell &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dell.com\/en-us\/member\/shop\/delluniversity\/cp\/delluniversity\">https:\/\/www.dell.com\/en-us\/member\/shop\/delluniversity\/cp\/delluniversity<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">HP &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/store.hp.com\/in-en\/default\/learn-from-home-student\">https:\/\/store.hp.com\/in-en\/default\/learn-from-home-student<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lenovo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\/us\/en\/landingpage\/students-and-teachers\/\">https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\/us\/en\/landingpage\/students-and-teachers\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows Laptop Requirements MacBook Laptop Requirements Suggested Laptop Manufacturers Below is some information to assist with your computer purchase decision. 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