The following minimum configuration provided by the campus is a good investment and should serve you well through your undergraduate years without any additional upgrades to the hardware.

Recommended MINIMUM system configuration for NEW purchases:

• Windows XP or Mac OS X
• 1 GHz Pentium processor or 667 MHz Mac
• 512 MB memory
• 40 GB hard drive
• 10/100 Ethernet card (if living in a University Residence Hall)
• CD/RW drive
• Color monitor (flat panel LCD monitor encouraged)

Some programs have a preference for a particular platform for their students. Visit the web pages below for information on recommendations related to individual programs of study.

• School of Architecture
  • http://www.arch.uiuc.edu/admissions/undergrad/compinfo/
• School of Art and Design
  • http://www.art.uiuc.edu/a%2Bd/places/facilities/ computing/computing_studentown.html
• Department of Dance
  • No specific recommendations
• Department of Landscape Architecture
  • No specific recommendations
• School of Music
  • No specific recommendations
• Department of Theatre
  • No specific recommendations
• Department of Urban and Regional Planning
  • No specific recommendations