Recommended computers & capacity for a Graphic Design major | Spring 2021

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Recommended computer & capacity for a Graphic Design major
Option-1A: 16-inch MacBook Pro ($2,399)
https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/16-inch
• 16-inch Retina display with True Tone
• 2.6GHz 6-core 9th-generation Intel Core i7 processor
• Intel Core i7 or i9 processor
• 16 GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory
• 512GB of SSD storage
• AMD Radeon Pro 5000M series graphics
• Magic Keyboard
• Four Thunderbolt 3 ports
• Touch Bar and Touch ID


Recommended computer & capacity for a Graphic Design major
Option-1B: 13-inch MacBook Pro ($14,99)
https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/13-inch
• 13-inch Retina display with True Tone
• Apple M1 chip with 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine
• Intel Core i7 or i9 processor
• 8GB unified memory
• 512GB of SSD storage
• AMD Radeon Pro 5000M series graphics
• Magic Keyboard
• Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports
• Touch Bar and Touch ID


Recommended computer & capacity for a Graphic Design major
Option-2: Mac mini ($899)
https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini
• Apple M1 chip with 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine
• Intel Core i7 or i9 processor
• 8GB unified memory
• 512GB of SSD storage
• Gigabit Ethernet
> If you would like to buy a Mac mini, you need to purchase a monitor, a mouse, and a Mac keyboard for your Mac mini. The monitor could either be an Apple Pro Display XDR (https://www.apple.com/pro-display-xdr/) or a PC monitor for your Mac mini (https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-monitors-for-mac-mini/)