OCAD U 2024 Laptop Recommendations

Already Own a PC?

We encourage you use the laptop you already own if it generally meets the specifications below.

  • 11th Generation Core i7 Processor or Better
  • Discrete Graphics (AMD or NVidia GTX)
  • 8 GB Recommended Minimum, 16GB is better
  • 256 GB SSD or better

If you do not own a laptop, or if your laptop is struggling to perform curriculum work, consider the options below.

  • Faculty of Art: Photography, Drawing & Painting, Printmaking & Publications, Criticism & Curatorial Practice, Sculpture/Installation, Cross-Disciplinary Art: Life Studies
  • Faculty of Design: Graphic Design, Advertising, Illustration
  • Faculty of Arts & Science: Creative Writing, Indigenous Visual Culture, Visual and Critical Studies
  • Graduate Studies: Design for Health

Minimum: Dell XPS 13

  • Intel Core Ultra 7
  • 16GB RAM
  • 512GB SSD
  • Intel Arc Graphics
  • Full HD+ Display

Good: New Dell XPS 14 with NVidia 4050 Graphics

  • Intel Core Ultra 7
  • 16GB RAM
  • 512GB SSD
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Graphics
  • Full HD+ Display

Advice for Industrial Design, Environmental Design and Digital Futures: Programs Requiring Windows
These programs require more powerful laptops running Windows.

  • Faculty of Design: Industrial Design (for Solidworks), Environmental Design (for Autocad and Revit)
  • Faculty of Arts & Science: Digital Futures (for VR)
  • Graduate Studies: Digital Futures (for VR)

Better: New Dell XPS 14 with NVidia 4050 Graphics

  • Intel Core Ultra 7
  • 16GB RAM
  • 1TB SSD
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Graphics
  • Full HD+ Display

Best: Dell XPS 16 with NVidia 4070 Graphics

  • Intel Core Ultra 7
  • 32GB RAM
  • 1TB SSD
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics
  • 3.2k OLED display

Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2

  • 13th Gen Intel Core i7
  • 16GB RAM
  • 512GB SSD
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050

Dell G15 Gaming Laptop

  • 13th Gen Intel Core i7
  • 16 GB RAM
  • 1TB SSD
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 graphics
  • Full HD display

Dell G16 Gaming Laptop

  • 13th Gen Intel Core i9
  • 32GB RAM
  • 1TB SSD
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics
  • Quad HD+ Display
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