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Interior Architecture & Design

These hardware and software specifications apply only to the 2024-2025 academic year. Updated specifications are posted during the summer for the next academic year.

  • Students MUST purchase a Windows laptop for Interior Architecture & Design.
  • DO NOT purchase an Apple MacBook for Interior Architecture & Design

Apple MacBook’s cannot run the software required for Interior Architecture & Design

Minimum System Requirements

  • Operating System: Windows 11 Home
  • Processor:  Intel i7, Intel i9, Intel Ultra 7, or Intel Ultra 9
  • Memory:  32GB RAM
  •  Hard drive storage:  1TB NVMe SSD
  • Graphics Card:  Either a Nvidia RTX 4080 or Nvidia RTX 4090. Any other graphics card must have a minimum of 22000 passmarks.
  • 4 Years of Accidental Damage Protection

Educational Discounts with Dell

Dell offers educational discounts on purchases through their site. Use the following link to get a 5% off coupon, as well as to shop for Engineering & Architecture laptops from Dell. www.dell.com/mpp/student

Recommended Dell Laptops

The recommended models are shown only for our students’ convenience. Students can shop anywhere they like. La Roche University receives no incentive from Dell if students choose to buy from them.

The following are two recommended models and hardware specifications through Dell. Option 1 is configured to meet the expected minimum hardware requirements of the software used in the program by the student’s senior year. Option 2 is configured to meet the recommended hardware requirements of the software used in the program by the student’s senior year.

The difference between the two options is that Option 2 will perform better and provide a better user experience with the software used in the program over the years. Option 1 is a provided to be a cost-savings solution by meeting the minimum requirements by the end of the program.

  • Option 1: Alienware M16 R2
    • Processor: Intel Ultra 7 processor 155H
    • Operating System: Windows 11 Home
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
    • Memory: 32GB, 2x16GB, DDR5 5600MT/s
    • Storage: 1 TB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD
      • Recommended Add-ons:
        • Premium Support Plus, 4 Years - $1,188.00
        • Total Retail Price with Add-ons (Before Tax): $3,187.99 
     
  • Option 2: Alienware X16 R2
    • Processor: Intel Ultra 9 processor 185H
    • Operating System: Windows 11 Home
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
    • Memory: 32GB, 2x16GB, LPDDR5X, 7467MT/s
    • Storage: 1 TB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD
      • Recommended Add-ons:
        • Premium Support Plus, 4 Years - $1,059.00
        • Total Retail Price with Add-ons (Before Tax): $4,158.99 

Software Acquisition

Your professor will instruct you in downloading necessary software.