Fall 2022 Minimum Specifications
Fall 2022 Minimum Specifications
Important Notice
Many computer vendors are experiencing component shortages which can delay ship time by 4 months or more.
All other students are encouraged to note the shipping date before placing an order or purchase an in-stock model.
Each student is responsible for arriving on campus in the fall with a computer that meets or exceeds the requirements specific to their program.
Fall 2022 Specifications
NCE, YWCC, CSLA, MTSM
The Newark College of Engineering (other than Chemical and Materials Engineering), the Ying Wu College of Computing, the Martin Tuchman School of Management, and College of Science and Liberal Arts require freshman and transfer students to have a personal laptop computer meeting or exceeding minimum specifications for use in and outside of the classroom.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Current generation Intel Core I5 or AMD Ryzen 5 | Current generation Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 |
| RAM | 16GB DDR4 RAM | 32GB DDR4 RAM |
| Hard Drive | 512GB solid-state (SSD) | |
| Graphics | 2GB AMD or Nvidia discrete graphics card | |
| LCD Screen | LCD capable of 1920x1080 resolution | |
| Wireless | Dual-band 802.11 ac/g/n | |
| OS | Windows 10 or 11 Professional 64-bit or Windows 10 or 11 Education 64-bit (available from IST Software) |
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| Battery | 8 hours | 8+ hours with rapid/quick charge or equivalent technology |
| Accessories | Built-in Webcam & microphone | |
| Warranty | 3-year warranty with next-business-day onsite repair 4+ year warranty and/or accidental damage coverage strongly recommended |
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Chemical and Materials Engineering
The Otto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering requires incoming first-year students to purchase a computer meeting or exceeding these specifications for use in and outside of the classroom. The computers that are part of our vendor partnership, which meet these required specifications, include the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 2, Dell Precision 5550, and Dell XPS 15 9500.
| Required | |
|---|---|
| Processor | 10th gen Intel Core i7 |
| RAM | 32GB DDR4 RAM |
| Hard Drive | 512GB solid-state (SSD) |
| Graphics | 2GB AMD or Nvidia discrete graphics card |
| LCD Screen | LCD capable of 1920x1080 resolution |
| Wireless | Dual-band 802.11 ac/g/n |
| OS | Windows 10 Professional 64-bit or Windows 10 Education 64-bit (available from IST Software) |
| Battery | 8+ hours with rapid/quick charge or equivalent technology |
| Accessories | 720p webcam & microphone |
| Warranty | 3-year warranty with next-business-day onsite repair 4+ year warranty and/or accidental damage coverage strongly recommended |
Hillier College of Architecture and Design Computing Requirement
All Freshmen in the School of Architecture and Sophomores in the School of Art + Design, as well as all graduate and transfer students in both Schools in the Hillier College, will need to have a computer to complete their work in the design studio and other classes. To meet this need, there are three options to choose from:
Option 1: Purchase the HCAD Workstation model and a monitor from the NJIT Vendor Partnership Portal* and keep them in the Design Studio. Studio access is available 24 hours per day and students are assigned a personal desk with lockable storage. This full-service option provides complete hardware support and an array of College distributed and supported software for the entire duration of your studies.
*HCAD Workstation model and a monitor from the NJIT Vendor Partnership Portal:
- Dell Precision 5820
- 4 Core Intel Xeon Processor,
- 32GB Memory,
- 1TB M.2 Boot,
- RTX A4000 16GB GPU (desktop version),
- 3-5 Year Warranty
- Student price $2,400
- Monitor sold separately
Option 2: Bring any stationary desktop computer and monitor of your choice that materially meets the specifications of Option 1 to keep in the Design Studio.
Option 3: Bring any portable laptop computer of your choice that materially meets the specifications of Option 1. This provides maximum flexibility to work anywhere.
Students who elect to choose their own computing platforms described in "Option 2" and "Option 3" are responsible for purchasing, installing, and maintaining all software on any device besides the specific "Option 1" workstation platform available through the portal in the link above. They are also responsible for all hardware maintenance and repairs and for keeping any companion devices in working order by applying operating system and software updates.
Additionally, all Hillier College students who don't choose Option 3 as their primary computer will need to have a portable companion device that can be used to take notes in classes outside the studio. This is typically a lightweight tablet or laptop.
Instead of a lightweight companion device, some students may want to use a portable laptop to do studio design work alongside their studio workstation/desktop. In that case, students should select a laptop capable of producing and manipulating substantive and meaningful digital models in the several design software programs that are listed here:
Autodesk (Revit, Maya, AutoCAD, 3DS Max, Fusion 360) https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/system-requirements
Dassault (Solidworks) https://www.solidworks.com/support/system-requirements
Adobe (Creative Cloud) https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html
McNeel (Rhinoceros, Grasshopper) https://www.rhino3d.com/7/system-requirements/
Students who select Options 2, 3 or to design on a companion laptop can download student-owned software from the following locations:
Autodesk https://www.autodesk.com/education/students
Dassault https://www.solidworks.com/product/students
Adobe https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html
McNeel https://www.rhino3d.com/en/sales/north-america/United_States/#tabs-2
Additional Questions
Questions about the computer requirement can be e-mailed to compreq@njit.edu. You may also contact the IST Service Desk(servicedesk.njit.edu)