Department Specific Computer Requirements

Art Department

CPU: i7, i9, Xeon E3, or AMD equivalent (We recommend i7 or higher)
Memory: 8GB or more (Recommended: 16GB+)
Video Card: NVIDIA Quadro M2200 4GB (We recommend Quadro M2200 or higher)
Network: standard configuration should be accurate (May need to purchase additional ethernet cable adapter depending on the model)
Network Cable: We recommend students bring their own 14-foot or longer Cat-6 ethernet network cable
Hard Disk: 256 GB SSD (solid state hard drive) or larger
Portable Storage: A USB flash drive is recommended (8GB or larger) or USB external hard drive
Warranty: Each student is strongly encouraged to have an extended warranty to cover the life of their laptop (3-4 years). This will help prevent unplanned costs and downtime for the student, or parents, in the event of a hardware malfunction or failure.

Operating System: Windows 10
Antivirus: Northwestern requires that all students have an Antivirus Program installed on their computer with up to date virus definitions before they are allowed to access on the network.
Office Suite: All UNW students have free access to Office 365 for their computer and mobile devices upon enrollment and can obtain the latest version of Microsoft Office Suite here.

CPU: i7 Intel processor
Memory: 8GB or more (Recommended: 16GB+)
Network: Standard configuration is adequate (May need to purchase additional ethernet cable adapter depending on the model)
Network cable: We recommend students bring their own 14-foot or longer Cat-6 ethernet network cable
Hard Disk: 256 GB SSD (solid state hard drive) or larger
Portable Storage: A USB flash drive is recommended (8GB or larger) or USB external hard drive
Warranty: Each student is strongly encouraged to purchase AppleCare for their laptop (3 years). This will help prevent unplanned costs and downtime for the student, or parents, in the event of a hardware malfunction or failure.

Operating System: Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra or above
Antivirus: Northwestern requires that all students have an Antivirus Program installed on their computer with up to date virus definitions before they are allowed to access on the network.
Office Suite: All UNW students have free access to Office 365 for their computer and mobile devices upon enrollment and can obtain the latest version of Microsoft Office Suite here.

Solid State Drive is preferred (or minimum of 7200 RPM Hard Drive)

Links:

https://www.dell.com/unwsp

Resources:

CPU: i7 or better
Memory: 16GB or more
Video Card: Nvidia Quadro based
Network: standard configuration should be accurate (May need to purchase additional ethernet cable adapter depending on the model)
Network Cable: We recommend students bring their own 14-foot or longer Cat-6 ethernet network cable
Hard Disk: 256 GB SSD (solid state hard drive) or larger
Inputs: Two USB 3.0 ports, one thunderbolt (USB C) port, and SD card reader
Warranty: Each student is strongly encouraged to have an extended warranty to cover the life of their laptop (3-4 years). This will help prevent unplanned costs and downtime for the student, or parents, in the event of a hardware malfunction or failure.

Apple computers are not compatible with the engineering software so engineering students need to purchase a Windows based computer.