Audio / Music

Requirements: Same as the Creative Baseline recommendation with the addition of some audio requirements

Specs
CPU	Intel or AMD processor with 64-bit support; 2 GHz or faster 64-bit support or Apple M1/2/3, M1Pro or M1Max processor, M2 Pro, M2 Max, M3 Pro, M3 Max
RAM	16GB or higher
Hard Drive	1TB  or larger Solid State Drive

Details:

• Windows 10,11 22H2 or higher
• Apple M1/M2 mac Intel MacOS 12 or higher
• Enough USB ports for peripherals
• Mac USB 3C, FireWire-port or Thunderbolt-port for Core Audio-supported audio device
• Windows USB 3C, ASIO compatible audio interface or WDM and ASIO4All
• Meets Avid Requirements for Protools https://avidtech.my.salesforce-sites.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Knowledge/Pro-Tools-System-Requirements 

Suggestions:

Apple 14-inch MacBook Pro

Apple M3 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU and 18‑core GPU, 18GB Unified Memory 1 TB SSD $2,199.00 + $299 apple care

or

Apple M3 Pro chip with 8‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU, 8GB Unified Memory 1TB  SSD $1,699.00 + $299 apple care

https://www.apple.com/us-edu/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro 

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Lenovo Legion Slim 7 Gen 7/8 (Intel or AMD)

i7 12/13 gen Ryzen 6000/7000 16GB RAM 512 SSD ~ $1300

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/c/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-7-series 

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ThinkPad P16s Mobile

12th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-1260P, 16 GB DDR4-3200MHz, 1 TB SSD M.2, NVIDIA® T550 4GB, Part Number: 21BUS31G00, $1,439.00

https://www3.lenovo.com/le/1215524944/us/en/1215524944/laptops/thinkpad-p-series/thinkpad-p16-series/ThinkPad-P16s-16-inch-Intel/p/21BUS31G00