The Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering recommends the following laptop for all engineering students:

Apple Macbook White

Mac OS X system

• MacBook 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - White w/13.3-inch Widescreen Display
• 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
• 2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB (Supports up to 4GB)
• 120GB Serial ATA drive @ 5400 rpm
• Superdrive 8x (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
• Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English
• AirPort Extreme Card & Bluetooth
• AppleCare 3-Year Warranty Protection Plan

Dell Latitude D630 Notebook

Vista Ready system

• Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz) 4M L2 Cache, 800Mhz Dual Core
• 14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ LCD Panel
• 2.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
• 128MB NVIDIA® Quadro NVS 135M™
• 80GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 5400RPM
• Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2
• 8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio Digital Media™ and Cyberlink Power DVD™
• Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Dual-Band Mini Card
• 3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 Year NBD On-site Service and CompleteCare
• Estimated weight around 5.5 lbs

Dell Latitude 830 Notebook

Vista Ready System

• Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7100 (2.0GHz) 4M L2 Cache, 800Mhz Dual Core
• 15.4 inch Wide Screen WSXGA+ LCD Panel
• 2.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
• 128MB NVIDIA® Quadro NVS 135M™
• 80GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 5400RPM
• Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2
• 8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio Digital Media™ and Cyberlink Power DVD™
• Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Dual-Band Mini Card
• 3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 Year NBD On-site Service and CompleteCare
• Estimated weight around 6.5 lbs