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Auburn University
Auburn University
Auburn University

Recommended Computer Configuration (minimum) 2009 - 2010

All Human Sciences majors are required to have a laptop computer

Processor At least 1.8 GHZ; Look for Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD TurionTM 64 X2 2.0 GHZ Processors 
Memory 2 GB (4 GB recommended)
Hard Drive 100 GB
Optical Drive CD-RW/DVD
Operating System Windows Vista
Networking 100/1000 Internal Network Card or
802.11 g/n Wireless Network Card
External Storage 2 GB Flash (thumb) drive or external hard drive (60 GB or larger recommended)
Office Suite Microsoft Office (can be purchased from AU Bookstore with student ID)
Options Consider purchasing a multi-year (3 year) warranty.
  Consider choosing an anti-theft option such as Lojack or Computrace by Absolute. Most laptop manufacturers offer an anti-theft option with multi-year subscriptions.

Tip: Auburn students can purchase some software, like the Microsoft Office Suite, through the AU Bookstore at a substantial educational discount. Some software, like virus protection, is provided to AU students free of charge. Check with the AU Bookstore before purchasing a software bundle with your new computer.

All AMDP majors must purchase Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for their laptops. All INDS majors must purchase AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

(Design Standard $199 from AU Bookstore includes Photoshop and Illustrator)

INDS majors Please Note:
It is highly recommended that INDS students purchase one of the Mac laptops as specified below. Although the Mac laptops, plus the required Microsoft Vista software do cost more than the Windows laptops, experience has shown that the Macs are less likely to encounter problems when used on the large scale design projects required in the Interior Design curriculum.

Mac Laptop Specifications
The most poplar mac laptops sold at the bookstore for students are listed below:
MacBookMacBook Pro
13-in screen15.4 in screen
2.0 GHZ Intel Core Duo processor2.4 GHZ Intel Core Duo processor
2 GB memory2 GB memory
160 GB hard drive250 GB hard drive
 NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT video card

In order for the students to run AutoCAD they will need to buy a full version of Microsoft Vista and use boot camp. This is in addition to buying Photoshop, Illustrator and AutoCAD.

revised May 2009