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Students

Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science (E&CS) recommends a laptop or desktop computer configured with:

  • At least an Intel® Core™ i5 processor.
  • At least 8GB of RAM. Students who will be using virtualization tools such as VMware, VirtualBox or Parallels may want 16 GB for better performance.
  • Windows® 7 Pro 64-bit or newer.
  • Engineering students installing CAD or FEA software should consider an i7 processor, at least 8-16 GB RAM and a graphics card with at least 1 GB RAM.  Disk speed should be at least 7200 rpm.  Solid-state drives will add substantially to the price, but give the best performance and durability for laptops.

We recommend the maximum warranty coverage including accidental damage protection for the computer.

Those that prefer to use a Mac should be aware that a majority of applications in the Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science are Microsoft Windows specific. However, you can run Windows based applications in a virtualization environment such as VMWare Fusion or Parallels and would need to purchase a copy of Windows 7 64-bit or newer for a virtualized configuration.  Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department majors can get Windows operating systems and development tools for free through the department’s Microsoft DreamSpark/Academic Alliance subscription.

Some of the Dell and Apple computers available for purchase through the SU Bookstore meet the minimum requirements (http://bookstore.syr.edu).

In terms of software, Microsoft Office, Adobe Reader and antivirus software such as Microsoft Security Essentials are recommended.  Microsoft Office 365 and other software is available to Syracuse University students from the SU Bookstore (http://bookstore.syr.edu).  Though most applications used in the College of Engineering and Computer Science are licensed only for the E&CS computer labs, some are available for students to install on their personal computers. Specifics about such software are usually provided by the class instructor in the first weeks of class.

As a current student at Syracuse University, you can use your SUmail student email account to download and install Office 365 ProPlus applications (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) on up to five computers (PC and Mac) and five mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, Android smartphone, Windows Phone) for free. Visit http://Answers.syr.edu/Office365 for complete details and instructions. 

Faculty

For computers, printers, and software purchases, please contact email CIT at help@ecs.syr.edu

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ECS Student Laptop Recommendations:

Windows Laptops

Note: If any of the following models are currently out of stock you can choose one with similar specs from Lenovo's wide variety of laptops.

Purchase at Lenovo for Students

ThinkPad T14 G6

ThinkPad X9-14 G1

ThinkPad X9-15 G1

  • Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 258V Processor (LPE-cores up to 3.70 GHz P-cores up to 4.80 GHz / 32 GB MOP)

  • Operating System : Windows 11 Home 64

  • Graphic Card : Integrated Intel® Arc™ Graphics 140V

  • Memory : 32 GB LPDDR5X-8533MT/s (Memory on Package)

  • Storage : 512 GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 TLC Opal

  • Display : 14" WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 45%NTSC, 400 nits, 60Hz

  • Pointing Device - Trackpad

  • Keyboard : Backlit, Black - English (US)

  • WIFI - Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE201 2x2 BE & Bluetooth® 5.4

  • Warranty : 4 Year Premier

  • Operating System Language : United States English,UK:United Kingdom English

  • Processor : Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 258V Processor (LPE-cores up to 3.70 GHz P-cores up to 4.80 GHz / 32 GB MOP)

  • Operating System : Windows 11 Home 64

  • Graphic Card : Integrated Intel® Arc™ Graphics 140V

  • Memory : 32 GB LPDDR5X-8533MT/s (Memory on Package)

  • Storage : 512 GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 TLC Opal

  • Display : 14" WUXGA (1920 x 1200), OLED, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, HDR 500 True Black, 100%DCI-P3, 400 nits, 60Hz, Low Blue Light

  • Pointing Device - Haptic Touchpad

  • Keyboard : Backlit, Black - English (US)

  • WIFI - Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE201 2x2 BE & Bluetooth® 5.4

  • Warranty : 4 Year Premier

  • Operating System Language : US:United States English,UK:United Kingdom English

  • Processor : Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 258V Processor (LPE-cores up to 3.70 GHz P-cores up to 4.80 GHz / 32 GB MOP)

  • Operating System : Windows 11 Home 64

  • Graphic Card : 32 GB LPDDR5X-8533MT/s (Memory on Package)

  • Memory : 32 GB LPDDR5X-8533MT/s (Memory on Package)

  • Storage : 512 GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 TLC Opal

  • Display : 15.3" 2.8K (2880 x 1800), OLED, Anti-Reflection/Anti-Smudge, Non-Touch, HDR 600 True Black, 100%DCI-P3, 500 nits, 120Hz

  • Pointing Device - Click Pad

  • Keyboard : Backlit, Grey - English (US)

  • WIFI - Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE201 2x2 BE & Bluetooth® 5.4

  • Warranty : 4 Year Premier

  • Operating System Language : US:United States English,UK:United Kingdom English

ThinkPad X1 Carbon G13

ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 G10

ThinkPad P1 Gen 7

  • Processor : Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 258V Processor (LPE-cores up to 3.70 GHz P-cores up to 4.80 GHz / 32 GB MOP)

  • Operating System : Windows 11 Home 64

  • Graphic Card : Integrated Intel® Arc™ Graphics 140V

  • Memory : 32 GB LPDDR5X-8533MT/s (Memory on Package)

  • Storage : 512 GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen5 Performance TLC Opal

  • Display : 14" WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS, Anti-Glare, Touch, 100%sRGB, 500 nits, 60Hz, Low Power

  • Pointing Device - Trackpad

  • Keyboard : Backlit, Black - English (US)

  • WIFI - Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE201 2x2 BE & Bluetooth® 5.4

  • Warranty : 4 Year Premier

  • Operating System Language : US:United States English,UK:United Kingdom English

  • Processor : Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 258V Processor (LPE-cores up to 3.70 GHz P-cores up to 4.80 GHz / 32 GB MOP)

  • Operating System : Windows 11 Home 64

  • Graphic Card : Integrated Intel® Arc™ Graphics 140V

  • Memory : 32 GB LPDDR5X-8533MT/s (Memory on Package)

  • Storage : 512 GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen5 Performance TLC Opal

  • Display : 14" WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS, Anti-Reflection, Touch, 100%sRGB, 500 nits, 60Hz, Low Power

  • Pointing Device - Lenovo Yoga Pen + Trackpad

  • Keyboard : Backlit, Black - English (US)

  • WIFI - Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE201 2x2 BE & Bluetooth® 5.4

  • Warranty : 4 Year Premier

  • Operating System Language : US:United States English,UK:United Kingdom English

  • Processor : Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 155H Processor (E-cores up to 3.80 GHz P-cores up to 4.80 GHz)

  • Operating System : Windows 11 Home 64

  • Graphic Card : NVIDIA RTX™ 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6

  • Memory : 32 GB LPDDR5X-7500MT/s (CAMM2)

  • Storage : 1 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Performance TLC Opal

  • Display : 16" WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 100%sRGB, 400 nits, 60Hz, Low Blue Light

  • Pointing Device - Haptic Touchpad

  • Keyboard : Backlit, Black - English (US)

  • WIFI - Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE201 2x2 BE & Bluetooth® 5.4

  • Warranty : 4 Year Premier

  • Operating System Language : US:United States English,UK:United Kingdom English

Purchase at Lenovo for Students

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Mac Laptops

13-Inch MacBook Air

  • Apple M4 chip with 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine

  • 16GB unified memory

  • 512GB SSD storage

  • 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display with True Tone²

  • 12MP Center Stage camera

  • MagSafe 3 charging port

  • Two Thunderbolt 4 ports

  • 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter

  • Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID - US English

Purchase at Apple

ECS Staff and Faculty:

Please email ecscit@syr.edu for new computer requests