Below are some minimum recommended hardware specs for student equipment:
Windows Notebook
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Memory | at least 8GB RAM |
Hard Drive | at least 256GB storage | |
Operating System | Windows 10 or later |
MacOS Notebook
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Memory | at least 8GB RAM |
Hard Drive | at least 256GB storage | |
Operating System | Mac OS 11 or later |
USB Memory Stick
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Memory | at least 8GB of storage |
Operating System | compatible with USB 3.0 or higher |
A USB memory stick is recommended for saving your files, but students can also save their documents on one or more of their various cloud storage accounts (OneDrive, Google Docs, Dropbox, etc.)
Having an up-to-date anti-virus software program installed is also recommended. Windows 10 and higher already comes with Windows Defender built in. To download a free antivirus for MacOS please click here.