2015-2016 Recommended Laptops
Mainstream
Windows Laptop
Major
Major
College
Architecture, Arts, & Humanities
English
English
Common
Recommendation
Lenovo TP Carbon X1
Lenovo ThinkPad L450
High-end
Windows Laptop
Lenovo ThinkPad W541
Dell Precision M3800
Mainstream Mac
Laptop
High-end Mac
Laptop
MacBook Pro 13"
MacBook Pro 15"
History
History
Additional Software or Other Requirements
Adobe Creative Cloud requred which is available for free at http://www.clemson.edu/ccit/adobe. High-end will serve one better
over 4 years.
Philosophy and Religion
Languages
Art
Adobe Creative Cloud required. Adobe CC is available for free at http://www.clemson.edu/ccit/adobe. Digital SLR camera required. (ex.
Canon Rebel or Nikon D3200)
Architecture
Macs must have Windows loaded. Adobe Creative Cloud required which is available for free at http://www.clemson.edu/ccit/adobe.
Communication Studies
Construction Science & Management
Landscape Architecture
Mac laptops may require virtualization or Bootcamp because some software require Windows. Upgrade to 16GB memory minimum.
Adobe Creative Cloud required which is available for free at http://www.clemson.edu/ccit/adobe.
Performing Arts
Agriculture, Forestry, & Life Sciences
Planning, Development, & Preservation
Agricultural Education
Agricultural Mechanization & Bus.
Environmental Resource Mgmt.
Common
Recommendation
Forest Resource Management
Horticulture
Business & Behavioral
Science
Engineering
& Science
Health
& Human
Development
Mac laptops must also have Windows loaded.
Soils and Sustainable Crop Systems
Turfgrass
Wildlife & Fisheries Biology
Biological Sciences
Food Science
Packaging Science
Education
Mac laptops may require virtualization or Bootcamp because some software require Windows. Windows 64-bit is required. Upgrade to
16GB memory minimum and storage to 500GB. Adobe Creative Cloud required which is available for free at http://www.clemson.edu/
ccit/adobe
Mac laptops must also have Windows loaded; Mac laptops are required for Package Design emphasis area; a virtualization solution (e.g.
Parallels) or Bootcamp and Adobe Creative Cloud are required for Mac laptops.
Economics
Common
Recommendation
Marketing
Political Science
Sociology
Accounting
Graphic Communications
Adobe Creative Cloud required. Adobe CC is available for free at http://www.clemson.edu/ccit/adobe
Management
Mac laptops must have Windows loaded; a virtualization solution (e.g. Parallels) is required for Mac laptops.
Psychology
Mac laptops must have Windows loaded.
Computer Information Systems
Common
Recommendation
Computer Science
Math Sciences
General Engineering
Common
Recommendation
Acceptable CPUs may need to upgrade RAM after freshman year; Mac laptops must have Windows loaded.
Public Health
Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Mgmt.
Mainstream models preferred because of lower cost.
Nursing
Common
Recommendation
Eugene Moore School of Education
Apple products and all software are available at the lowest price from the Clemson Computer Store: http://www.clemson.edu/ccit/store
Preferred for this program
Microsoft and Adobe software are Campus Licensed for student use at no cost.
Not acceptable for this program
Acceptable for this program