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Laptop Requirements
In addition to the standard tuition and fees, students entering the Product Design program should also factor in the cost of a laptop and recommended software in order to complete projects and course deliverables. The following software and laptop specifications are the requirements.
Laptop Specifications - Intermediate System or Advanced System
Intermediate System
- Processor: 3GHz or faster, Intel® Core i7, Xeon or equivalent AMD®
- Operating System: Windows® 11 and 10
- Memory: 16GB or more as required
- Hard Drive: Solid State Drive (SSD) > 250GB, keeping 10% drive capacity free space.
- Graphics Cards: NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX A4000
- System for complex parts with advanced shapes, large patterns, shells, and 200+ features.
- This system is also for assemblies containing 200-1000 components and drawings.
- This system will support part and assembly simulations, including non-linear dynamics, random vibrations, and moderate gaps and contacts.
- This system will also support moderate flow simulations.
Advanced System
- Processor: 3.3GHz or faster, Intel® Core i7, Xeon or equivalent AMD®
- Operating System: Windows® 11 and 10
- Memory: 32GB or more as required
- Hard Drive: Solid State Drive (SSD) > 250GB, keeping 10% drive capacity free space.
- Graphics Cards: NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX A5000, RTX A6000, RTX 8000
- System for very complex parts with advanced surfacing features or hybrid modelling.
- This system is also for assemblies containing 1000 – 200,000 components.
- This system will support large complex analysis and large flow simulations.
Software Specifications
- Adobe Acrobat Pro (annual subscription required)
- Adobe Creative Cloud (annual subscription required)
- Microsoft Office Suite (available for download for KPU students here)
- Anti-Virus Software (annual subscription required)
Students may refer to this page to stay up to date on software and specification requirements.