When shopping for your laptop, use the following specifications to help determine whether or not your system will work with the course software. You may use either a PC or Mac but please be aware that if you decide to use a Mac you MUST make it dual-bootable with Bootcamp and install Windows (either XP or Vista) in order to use any of the Autodesk software packages (3ds Max, Maya and AutoCad). Windows Vista may be purchased at the bookstore for $20.
Directions for installing bootcamp should come with any Mac using the Leopard OS, You can also find them here.
| Windows Based PC | Macintosh* |
|---|---|
| • Intel Pentium/Centrino Dual-Core processor or AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual Core processor (or faster) • Windows Vista/7 Ultimate or Business (no home editions) • 320GB Hard drive • 4GB Memory • 256MB Dedicated Video Card (nVidia or ATI) • DVD burner (can read DVDs) • 15.4 Widescreen LCD Display (minimum) • Built-in Network card • Integrated 802.11b/g (wi-fi) • Three button mouse |
• 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (or faster) *note: You may use a Macintosh laptop only if |
