Ogden College Recommended Device Specs

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PC Computer Specifications below should be suitable for all majors in OCSE except Mechanical Engineering.  See Student Laptops for Mechanical Engineering for more information.

WKU-supported Operating Systems: Windows 11 or higher and MAC OS 14 (Sonoma) or higher.

	Basic Performance	Better Performance
Laptop Size	13-inch	14-inch or larger
Processor	12th Gen (or newer) Intel Core i5 or Ultra5	12th Gen (or newer) Intel Core i7 or Ultra 7
Memory	16GB	32GB
Hard Drive*	256GB Solid State Drive	512GB Solid State Drive
Graphics Card	On Board/Built-in	Discrete/Dedicated
Wireless	Functioning Wireless Internet Connection
Browser	Chrome and Firefox perform better with WKU systems than most others
Warranty	3-year (or longer) with accident protection

 

*All students have access to OneDrive for cloud-based file storage.