Preferred Mac Laptop Specifications

• 16-inch MacBook Pro M4 Pro
• 14-Core CPU
• 20-Core GPU
• 24 GB Unified Memory
• 512 GB SSD Storage

Minimum Mac Laptop Specifications

• 14-inch MacBook Pro M4
• 10-Core CPU
• 10-Core GPU
• 16GB Unified Memory
• 512GB SSD Storage

Windows PC Laptop Option

• 15-inch (or larger) PC 2.8 GHz (or faster) 9th Generation Intel® Core™
• 16GB Memory minimum (32GB preferred)
• 512GB Solid State Drive  (minimum)
• 8GB Video Memory (Suggested video card: NVIDIA Quadro K2000M) 
• Windows 11 
• Suggested PC laptops: Dell Precision 5540 Mobile Workstation, Dell Inspiron 15 7000series

Software

Adobe Creative Cloud (this will be provided by KCAI before the start of the semester)

Additional Recommendations

• Wacom or another pen tablet
• USB C to HDMI adapter 
• External hard drive  - 2.5”, 500GB to 1TB

• KCAI has a partnership with CDWG for discounted systems and peripherals: Click here to login in with SSO and shop
• To purchase an Apple computer with the education discount, visit the Apple Education Store Online
• B&H Photo is a good resource for cameras: bhphotovideo.com
• Laptops should be ordered NO LATER than 8/1 to be in hand by the first day of class