Computer Recommendations

Check apple.com/education for the most current computer options and configurations. Visit Hammes Bookstore in the Eck Center or shop on-line for potentially the best education discount on Apple products.

Best: 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display

• Memory option: Choose more memory before a faster processor; this laptop cannot be upgraded later
• Processor option: Choose the fastest processor that fits in your budget

Better: 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display

• Smaller and lighter
• Memory option: Choose more memory before a faster processor; this laptop cannot be upgraded later
• Processor option: Choose the fastest processor that fits in your budget

Good, smaller and more economical: 13” MacBook Air

• Lower resolution display
• Memory option: Choose more memory; this laptop cannot be upgraded later

Software Recommendations

The Adobe’s Creative Cloud is at greatly reduced educational prices from adobe.com/education. Creative Cloud comes with most every product Adobe offers including the software titles used commonly in visual communication design courses: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and After Effects.