The College of Design at NC State provides specific computer recommendations BY PROGRAM for students in the college. The Tech Den has highlighted recommended models, by program, below to meet the needs of College of Design students. For specific program requirements, please visit the College of Design page.
ARCHITECTURE - WINDOWS REQUIRED
Lenovo P1 Gen 6
Intel Core i7 13th generation CPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTXTM 4080 12GB GPU
32GB RAM
1TB SSD Drive
16" WUXGA Anti - Glare Screen
3 year Lenovo warranty coverage including accidental damage, battery, and keep-your-hard-drive coverage
$2,999
industrial design - windows required
Dell Precision 3580
Intel Core i7 13th generation CPU
NVIDIA RTX A500, 4GB GDDR6 GPU
32GB DDR5 RAM
1TB SSD Drive
15.6" UltraSharp Screen
3 year Dell ProSupport Plus warranty coverage + accidental damage, onsite service, and keep-your-hard-drive coverage
$2,299
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 4
Intel i7 11th generation CPU
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 GPU
32GB RAM
1TGB SSD Drive
16" WQUXGA Screen
3 year Lenovo warranty coverage including accidental damage, battery and keep-your-hard-drive coverage
$2,299
Lenovo Thinkpad 15V Gen3
Intel Core i7 13th generation CPU
NVIDIA® RTX A2000 4GB GDDR6 GPU
32GB RAM
1TB SSD Drive
15.6" Anti-Glare Screen
3 year Lenovo warranty coverage including accidental damage, battery, and keep-your-hard-drive coverage
$1,899
graphic design - mac required
MacBook Pro 14"
Apple M2 Pro Silicon CPU
16GB onboard RAM
512GB SSD Drive
14" Screen
All MacBooks sold by the TechDen include AppleCare+, extending your warranty coverage to 3 years
$2,098
design studies - windows or mac
MacBook Pro 14"
Apple M2 Pro Silicon CPU
16GB onboard RAM
512GB SSD Drive
14" Screen
All MacBooks sold by the TechDen include AppleCare+, extending your warranty coverage to 3 years
$2,098
Lenovo P15V Gen 3
Intel i7 12th generation CPU
NVIDIA® RTX A2000 4GB GDDR6
32GB DDR5 RAM
1TB SSD Drive
15.6" UltraSharp Screen
3 year Lenovo warranty coverage including accidental damage, battery, and keep-your-hard-drive coverage
$1,899
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 4
Intel i7 11th generation CPU
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6
1TB SSD Drive
16" WQUXGA Screen
3 year Lenovo warranty coverage including accidental damage, battery and keep-your-hard-drive coverage
$2,299
32GB RAM
art & design - windows or mac
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 5
Windows preferred for Animation/New Media programs
Intel i7 12th generation CPU
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6X
32GB RAM
1TB SSD Drive
16" WUXGA Screen
3 year Lenovo warranty coverage including accidental damage, battery and keep-your-hard-drive coverage
$2,799
MacBook Pro 14"
Windows or Mac for all other Art & Design programs
Apple M2 Pro Silicon CPU
16GB onboard RAM
512GB SSD Drive
14" Screen
All MacBooks sold by the TechDen include AppleCare+, extending your warranty coverage to 3 years
$2,098
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 4
Windows preferred for Animation/New Media programs
Intel i7 11th generation CPU
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6
32GB RAM
1TB SSD Drive
16" WQUXGA Screen
3 year Lenovo warranty coverage including accidental damage, battery and keep-your-hard-drive coverage
$2,299