NON-DESIGN STUDENTS
A variety of laptop and desktop computers including Apple, Lenovo, Dell, Acer, Asus, MSI, Toshiba, Samsung, Sony, and HP computers can be purchased at a student discount through the Campus Computer Store. The different models available can be compared to the hardware recommendations page.
DESIGN STUDENTS
Dell Direct Purchase Program
The Office of Information Techology is recommending the Dell M3800 Mobile Workstation for all design students.
To visit Dell's student purchase portal and see more details, go to: http://dell.com/UTexas and then click on the "UTSOA's Recommended Systems" link near the top of the page.
Other options available through the Campus Computer Store.
Although the school uses primarily Dell hardware, we do not endorse Dell exclusively and have identified some appropriate laptops from other manufacturers that are available through the Campus Computer Store.
The Lenovo ThinkPad W540 is Autodesk certified. It is a 15.6” laptop weighing a little over 6lbs. Various models are available and you can compare them to the hardware recommendations page.
The HP ZBook 15 (15.6” screen, ~7 lbs.), & ZBook 17 (17.3” screen, ~8 lbs.) are Autodesk certified (the ones with the NVIDIA Quadro video card). Various models are available and you can compare them to the hardware recommendations page.
