Recommended Technology
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.