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™ X Big Sur |
CPU Type |
x86-based 64-bit processor (e.g. current generation i5 or AMD Ryzen equivalent or Apple M1), 1.7 GHz or greater; 32-bit not supported |
Memory |
8GB RAM |
Graphics Card |
512MB GDDR RAM or more |
Display Resolution |
1366 x 768 (1920 x 1080 or greater at 100% scale strongly recommended) |
Disk Space |
256 GB or higher |
Pointing Device |
Microsoft-compliant mouse, Apple Mouse, Magic Mouse, MacBook Pro trackpad |
Additional Capabilities |
Camera, microphone, speaker-headphone jack, and Wi-Fi capable |
*Mac computers with Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports need a USB-C to USB Adapter
MINIMUM SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: