Fall 2023 Minimum Specifications

Important Notice

Many computer vendors are experiencing component shortages which can significantly delay shipping time.

All 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. 

If you are unable to obtain your device in time for the beginning of the semester, you may use the devices available in the Library, computing labs, and the laptop kiosk located in the Central Avenue building.

Fall 2023 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.

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. 

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. Click here to access the Partnership Portal.

*HCAD Workstation model and a monitor from the NJIT Vendor Partnership Portal: 

Standard Model Lenovo P3 Tower Base Configuration:

• 13th Generation Intel® Core™ i9-13900K vPro® Processor (E-cores up to 4.30 GHz P-cores up to 5.40 GHz)
• 64 GB DDR5-4400MHz (UDIMM) (2 x 32.0GB)
• 1TB M.2 Boot
• RTX A4000 16GB GPU (desktop version),
• 3-5 Year Warranty
• Student price $2,400
• Monitor sold separately

Advanced Model Lenovo P620 Tower Base Configuration:

• AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 5945WX Processor (4.10 GHz up to 4.50 GHz)
• 64 GB DDR4-3200MHz (RDIMM) (4 x 16.0GB)
• 1TB M.2 Boot
• RTX A4000 16GB GPU (desktop version),
• 3-5 Year Warranty
• Student price $2,999.00
• 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)