Minimum Laptop Specs

Students should have a laptop that meets or exceeds the following minimum specifications:

(Minimum specs recommended by the Carolina Computing Initiative at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
  • Processor:
    • PC: 10th Generation Intel Core i5 or better
    • MAC: 9th Generation Intel Core i5 or better or M1 Apple Silicon or better
  • Memory: 8 GB Minimum
  • Hard Disk Drive: 256 GB SSD
  • Display: 13 inches or larger
    • 1920 x 1080 Resolution or better
  • Media Capabilities:
    • Speaker
    • Microphone
    • WebCam
  • Network: Wireless (802.11a/b/g/n compliant)
  • Expansion Ports: USB 2.0/3.0 and/or USB-C
  • Operating System:
    • PC: Microsoft Windows 10 
    • MAC: macOS 10.15 or later