Mobile Device – Select Engineering Programs

PC Windows Laptop – Custom Model is required for your program

Device Requirements for the following programs:

  1. Mechanical Engineering Technology
  2. Electromechanical Engineering Technician
  3. Manufacturing Engineering Technician
  4. Bachelor of Automation and Robotics

Program specific recommendations are highlighted with **

  • Processor: Intel i7 or Xeon® E3, Kaby Lake or later, 3.2GHz or faster **
  • Memory: 16 GB or more of RAM; 32GB RAM recommended **
  • Video: No onboard graphics; NVIDIA Quadro® or AMD FirePro™ / Radeon Pro card with 4 GB (6GB or higher recommended) dedicated memory **
  • Hard drive: 500GB or larger SSD Hard Drive **
  • External USB Drive: Kingston brand is recommended
  • Screen: 1920 * 1080 resolution, dual monitors recommended
  • 1 full size USB port
  • Wireless 802.11ac
  • Windows 11 (Home, Educational, or Pro versions). Note: Windows 11S is not recommended for use at Algonquin College.

For more information, you can refer to the device requirements for each of the software used:
Autodesk Fusion 360
Mastercam
Solidworks

Your program has determined that a Windows based PC is required.
If you intend to use a Mac, you may be required to have your Mac laptop configured to run Windows based software.

For more information visit https://www.algonquincollege.com/byod/mac/.

For a list of recommended laptops sold through our Connections: The Campus Store that meet these requirements, see this page. You may choose any laptop as long as it meets the requirements above.