Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Tech Student Computer Ownership

Laptop Requirement

Georgia Tech requires all entering undergraduate students to own a laptop computer.

Hardware Requirements

A student's computer should effectively run the standard software suite. The computer should be fast enough and have enough memory and disk space to provide satisfactory performance over a usable life of at least two to three years.

Georgia Tech students may take advantage of special pricing on Apple, Dell, and Lenovo products by visiting the Technology Center @ the Georgia Tech Bookstore.

The following are minimum hardware requirements for students entering Georgia Tech in summer & fall 2009.

  • Form Factor: Laptop.
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz or better (or equivalent processor).
  • Memory: 2 GB or more (Exception: students planning to run virtualization software on Mac OS X should get 3 GB or more).
  • Hard Drive: 120GB or larger.
    • External Hard Drive: 120 GB or larger, USB compatible.
  • Video Memory: 128 MB or greater.
  • Networking: 802.11 a/g/n wireless network card, and wired Ethernet port.
  • Accessories: DVD writer, USB flash drive, Ethernet cable, and anti-theft cable lock.