Innovation Academy requires students to have access to and on-going use of a laptop/mobile computer for IA courses in order to fully engage with in-class research and projects. We recommend purchasing a computer with as much memory and processing power as reasonably affordable. However, the Innovation Academy does not make any specific recommendations regarding your choice of Mac or PC computers.
The official UF policy for student computer requirements are provided by the UF Information Technology department.
Due to the software students are expected to run, minimum computer requirements for Innovation Academy courses include:
MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS |
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Operating System |
Apple® macOS™ Big Sur 11.x*; Catalina 10.15; Mojave v10.14 (learn more about Apple Security Updates) |
CPU Type |
x86-based 64-bit processor (e.g. Intel Core i, AMD Ryzen series), 4 cores, 1.7 GHz or greater; 32-bit not supported ARM-based processors partially supported via Rosetta 2 only |
Memory |
3GB RAM (4GB or more recommended) |
Graphics Card |
Graphics Card DirectX11 (Direct3D 10.1 or greater) |
Display Resolution |
1366 x 768 (1920 x 1080 or greater at 100% scale strongly recommended) |
Disk Space |
100 GB or higher |
Pointing Device |
Microsoft-compliant mouse, Apple Mouse, Magic Mouse, MacBook Pro trackpad |
*Mac computers with Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports need a USB-C to USB Adapter
MINIMUM SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: