Preferred Mac Laptop Specifications

• 16-inch MacBook Pro M4 Pro
• 14-Core CPU
• 20-Core GPU
• 24GB 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)
• Autodesk Fusion 360 (https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/students-teachers-educators)
• Autodesk Revit w/ Enscape plugin (https://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/revit, https://enscape3d.com/educational-license/)
• Rhino 6 (https://www.rhino3d.com/edu)

Additional Requirements

• 1TB (or larger) external USB hard drive
• External mouse (wired or Bluetooth) with scroll wheel

• 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