Computers

Faculty/staff Computers

Dell is the UA-approved vendor for Windows or Linux desktops and laptops. Departments can order from Dell via BuyBama. Macs can be bought through Tide Tech at the Supe Store.

Minimum specs include

• i5 CPU (i7 or higher recommended)
• 500GB SSD/NVME or higher
• 16GB of RAM or higher
• MS Windows (cheapest version)

• 3 year warranty is required for all computer purchases. Laptops must have 3 years plus accidental damage protection.

Student Laptop Requirement

Effective Fall 2020, all students in the College of Engineering are required to have a laptop. This does not affect currently enrolled students who started prior to and during the 2019-2020 academic year.

Student Laptop Recommended Specs

The information provided below should be sufficient to purchase a laptop. If the laptop meets or exceeds the specifications below, there should be no issues.

Please note:

Students enrolled in Engineering majors (excluding Computer Science and Cyber Security) are strongly discouraged from using Macs since many programs required for engineering classes only run on Windows. Mac users will be required to install Windows on their Macs if they need to run a Windows program for a class. The College of Engineering cannot provide technical support for installing or troubleshooting Windows on a Mac.