Posted on: 1 June, 2021 - 17:35
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- Laptop Requirements for College of Engineering (CEN) Students
- Laptop Requirements for School of Business Administration (SBA) Students
- Laptop Requirements for College of Arts & Science (CAS) Students
- Laptop Requirements for Achievement Academy (AA) Students
- Laptop Requirements for College of Art & Design (CAAD) Students
Laptop Requirements for College of Engineering (CEN) Students
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| Windows Laptop Specification | Apple Laptop Specification | |
| Processor | Intel i7 processor 11th generation or higher | Apple M1 or higher |
| Processor Cores | Quad-core or higher | 8-Core CPU or higher |
| Memory | 16 GB or higher | 16 GB Unified Memory or higher |
| Graphics | 2 GB dedicated or higher | 8-Core GPU or higher |
| Storage | 512 GB SSD or higher | 512 GB SSD or higher |
| Keyboard | Arabic/English | Arabic/English |
| Display | FHD or higher | Retina display or Liquid Retina XDR display |
| Warranty | Three-year warranty (recommended) | Applecare+ (recommended) |
| External Drive | 1 TB external drive for additional storage (optional) | 1 TB external drive for additional storage (optional) |
| Laptop case | Optional | Optional |
| Headset | Optional | Optional |
| Operating System | Windows 10 or Windows 11 | MacOS Monterey |
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If you currently have or will purchase an Apple laptop that has an M1 processor, we recommend that you purchase additional software called Parallels (https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/buy/?pd&new) to create a Windows environment on your laptop. This is required to run academic software that is not compatible with the Mac operating system.
Note: If you have a Mac with an Intel processor, you can install VirtualBox (a free software) instead of Parallels. Students can avail Apple Education Discount by showing their AUS ID’s. |
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Laptop Requirements for School of Business Administration (SBA) Students
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| Windows Laptop Specification | Apple Laptop Specification | |
| Processor | Intel i7 processor 11th generation or higher | Apple M1 or higher |
| Processor Cores | Quad-core or higher | 8-Core CPU or higher |
| Memory | 16 GB or higher | 16 GB Unified Memory or higher |
| Graphics | 2 GB dedicated or higher | 8-Core GPU or higher |
| Storage | 512 GB SSD or higher | 512 GB SSD or higher |
| Keyboard | Arabic/English | Arabic/English |
| Display | FHD or higher | Retina display or Liquid Retina XDR display |
| Warranty | Three-year warranty (recommended) | Applecare+ (recommended) |
| External Drive | 1 TB external drive for additional storage (optional) | 1 TB external drive for additional storage (optional) |
| Laptop case | Optional | Optional |
| Headset | Optional | Optional |
| Operating System | Windows 10 or Windows 11 | MacOS Monterey |
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If you currently have or will purchase an Apple laptop that has an M1 processor, we recommend that you purchase additional software called Parallels (https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/buy/?pd&new) to create a Windows environment on your laptop. This is required to run academic software that is not compatible with the Mac operating system.
Note: If you have a Mac with an Intel processor, you can install VirtualBox (a free software) instead of Parallels. Students can avail Apple Education Discount by showing their AUS ID’s. |
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Laptop Requirements for College of Arts & Science (CAS) Students
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| Windows Laptop Specification | Apple Laptop Specification | |
| Processor | Intel i7 processor 11th generation or higher | Apple M1 or higher |
| Processor Cores | Quad-core or higher | 8-Core CPU or higher |
| Memory | 16 GB or higher | 16 GB Unified Memory or higher |
| Graphics | 2 GB dedicated or higher | 8-Core GPU or higher |
| Storage | 512 GB SSD or higher | 512 GB SSD or higher |
| Keyboard | Arabic/English | Arabic/English |
| Display | FHD or higher | Retina display or Liquid Retina XDR display |
| Warranty | Three-year warranty (recommended) | Applecare+ (recommended) |
| External Drive | 1 TB external drive for additional storage (optional) | 1 TB external drive for additional storage (optional) |
| Laptop case | Optional | Optional |
| Headset | Optional | Optional |
| Operating System | Windows 10 or Windows 11 | MacOS Monterey |
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If you currently have or will purchase an Apple laptop that has an M1 processor, we recommend that you purchase additional software called Parallels (https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/buy/?pd&new) to create a Windows environment on your laptop. This is required to run academic software that is not compatible with the Mac operating system.
Note: If you have a Mac with an Intel processor, you can install VirtualBox (a free software) instead of Parallels. Students can avail Apple Education Discount by showing their AUS ID’s. |
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Laptop Requirements for Achievement Academy (AA) Students
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| Windows Laptop Specification | Apple Laptop Specification | |
| Processor | Intel i7 processor 11th generation or higher | Apple M1 or higher |
| Processor Cores | Quad-core or higher | 8-Core CPU or higher |
| Memory | 16 GB or higher | 16 GB Unified Memory or higher |
| Graphics | 2 GB dedicated or higher | 8-Core GPU or higher |
| Storage | 512 GB SSD or higher | 512 GB SSD or higher |
| Keyboard | Arabic/English | Arabic/English |
| Display | FHD or higher | Retina display or Liquid Retina XDR display |
| Warranty | Three-year warranty (recommended) | Applecare+ (recommended) |
| External Drive | 1 TB external drive for additional storage (optional) | 1 TB external drive for additional storage (optional) |
| Laptop case | Optional | Optional |
| Headset | Optional | Optional |
| Operating System | Windows 10 or Windows 11 | MacOS Monterey |
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If you currently have or will purchase an Apple laptop that has an M1 processor, we recommend that you purchase additional software called Parallels (https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/buy/?pd&new) to create a Windows environment on your laptop. This is required to run academic software that is not compatible with the Mac operating system.
Note: If you have a Mac with an Intel processor, you can install VirtualBox (a free software) instead of Parallels. Students can avail Apple Education Discount by showing their AUS ID’s. |
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Laptop Requirements for College of Art & Design (CAAD) Students
Laptop Requirements for Architecture and Interior Design Students
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| Mini3um Specs | Medium Specs | High Specs | |
| Processor | Intel i5 processor (9th Gen or newer) - 6 core | Intel i7 processor (9th Gen or newer) – 6 core | Intel Core i9 Processor (7th Gen or newer) 8 core |
| Memory | 8 GB DDR4 2666MHz | 16 GB DDR4 2666MHz | 32 GB DDR4 2666MHz |
| Graphics | 4 GB NVIDIA® GeForce GTX™ 1650 Discrete Graphics Card or (4GB AMD Radeon™ RX 550) | 6 GB NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 Discrete Graphics Card | 8 GB NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 Discrete Graphics Card |
| Storage | 512 GB SSD Storage | 512 GB SSD Storage | 1 TB SSD Storage |
| Display | 15.6-Inch Ultra Sharp FHD led-backlit Display | 15.6-Inch Ultra Sharp FHD led-backlit Display | 17-3-Inch UltraSh+D18arp FHD led-backlit Display |
| Keyboard | Arabic / English Keyboard (recommended) | Arabic / English Keyboard (recommended) | Arabic / English Keyboard (recommended) |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit OS | Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit OS | Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit OS |
Laptop Requirements for Multimedia Design and Visual Communication
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| Minimum Specs | High Specs | ||
| Laptop | Apple MacBook Pro M1 Pro 16” | Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max 16” | |
| Processor | 10-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores, 16-core Neural Engine | 10-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores, 16-core Neural Engine | |
| Memory | 16GB Unified Memory | 32GB Unified Memory | |
| Graphics | 16-core GPU | 32-core GPU | |
| Storage | 1TB SSD Storage | 1TB SSD Storage | |
| Display | 16-inch Liquid Retina XDR display | 16-inch Liquid Retina XDR display | |
| Power Adapter | 140W USB-C Power Adapter | H140W USB-C Power Adapter | |
| Keyboard | Arabic / English Keyboard (recommended) | Arabic / English Keyboard (recommended) | |
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If you currently have or will purchase an Apple laptop that has an M1 processor, we recommend that you purchase additional software called Parallels (https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/buy/?pd&new) to create a Windows environment on your laptop. This is required to run academic software that is not compatible with the Mac operating system.
Note: if you have a Mac with an Intel processor, you can install VirtualBox (a free software) instead of Parallels. Students can avail Apple Education Discount by showing their AUS ID’s. If you require higher end specifications, please check out the Apple store: https://www.apple.com/ae/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/16-inch |
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Laptop Requirements for Design Management students
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| Apple MacBook Pro M1 14” - Minimum Specs | Windows Laptop - Minimum Specs | ||
| Processor | 10-core CPU with 8 performance cores 16-core Neural Engine | Intel i5 processor (9th gen or newer) - 6 core | |
| Memory | 16GB Unified Memory | 8 GB DDR4 2666MHz | |
| Graphics | 16-core GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics | |
| Display | 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display | 13-Inch Ultra Sharp FHD led-backlit Display | |
| Power Adapter | 96W USB-C Power Adapter | - | |
| Keyboard | Arabic / English Keyboard (recommended) | Arabic / English Keyboard (recommended) | |
| Operating System | MacOS Monterey | Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit OS | |
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If you currently have or will purchase an Apple laptop that has an M1 processor, we recommend that you purchase additional software called Parallels (https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/buy/?pd&new) to create a Windows environment on your laptop. This is required to run academic software that is not compatible with the Mac operating system. Note: if you have a Mac with an Intel processor, you can install VirtualBox (a free software) instead of Parallels. Students can avail Apple Education Discount by showing their AUS ID’s. If you require higher end specifications, please check out the Apple store: https://www.apple.com/ae/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/16-inch |
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