Student Technology Toolbox

Recommended Laptop Tiers : 3D / Edit

Requirements: Better Processor and Dedicated GPU for more intensive graphics application. Can run Epic Engine. Unity and Premiere

https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/system-requirements.html

https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.1/en-US/hardware-and-software-specifications-for-unreal-engine/

https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/system-requirements.html 

 

Specs
CPU

Intel i7, i9 9th gen or higher (Apple or Lenovo)

or

AMD Ryzen 7 or better (Lenovo)

or 

Apple M1 Max or M2

RAM 32GB or higher *we understand there are currently supply chain issues and many machine configuration with 32Gb of RAM may be delayed
Hard Drive 512 GB or larger Solid State Drive
GPU

Dedicated GPU at least 2GB VRAM

Lenovo offers NVidia Quadro T500 or NVidia RTX 2070

Details:

Suggestions

Apple MacBook pro 14in 10-Core M1 Max 32GB 1TB $2859 + $229 Apple Care

*Base model from link 16Gb RAM  please change to M2 Max choose 32Gb RAM

** Apple OS doesn't support some 3D game and modeling application may not be compatible with some IAM, Fashion, Archecture majors.

https://www.apple.com/us-edu/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/16-inch-space-gray-apple-m2-pro-with-12-core-cpu-and-19-core-gpu-1tb 

Lenovo P15s Gen 2 Intel i7 4 cores 8MB Cache 32GB NVvidia Quadro T500 4GB 1TB SDD ~$2239

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-p/ThinkPad-P15s-Gen-2-15%E2%80%9D-Intel/p/22WSP15P5S2 

Lenovo Legion 7i i7 32GB RAM 1 TB SSD RTX 2070 GPU 6GB ~$2200

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

New

ThinkPad T16s (16” Intel) 12th Gen i7 32Gig RAM 1TB SSD Nvidia T550 4GB ~ $2039

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadp/thinkpad-p16s-(16-inch-intel)/len101t0012 

Lenovo CPP Options must upgrade the RAM after purchase

Lenovo P1 Gen 3  15" i7 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Nvidia Quadro T1000 4GB $1679

*Note: RAM and SSD are consumer upgradable after purchase must upgrade to meet spec

https://www3.lenovo.com/le/1215524944/us/en/1215524944/quick-ship-products/NB-WS-P1-G3-I7-16G-1T-10H/p/20TJS5EP00 

Lenovo P1 Gen 4 15" i7 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Nvidia Quadro T1200 4GB $1769

*Note: RAM and SSD are consumer upgradable after purchase must upgrade to meet spec

https://www3.lenovo.com/le/1215524944/us/en/1215524944/quick-ship-products/NB-WS-P1-G4-I7-16G-512G-11H/p/20Y4S3EN00 

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