{"id":241,"date":"2024-10-03T19:46:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T19:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/businesslab\/?page_id=241"},"modified":"2026-07-28T17:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:36:27","slug":"recommendedcomputer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/businesslab\/recommendedcomputer\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommended Laptop Specifications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the fast-paced world of academia, a reliable and capable laptop is an indispensable tool for educators and students. As a student at Middle TN State University, Jones College of Business we understand the critical importance of technology in enhancing the learning and teaching experience. To meet the evolving demands of our programs, it is imperative that you have access to laptops that can seamlessly handle a wide range of tasks. A good laptop for our university should ideally meet, at a minimum, the following configuration requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-compact-list\">\n<li>a robust multi-core processor (at least an Intel i9, i7 or equivalent)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>plenty of RAM (at least 16GB, preferred 32GB)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a solid-state drive (SSD) for speedy data access (at least 512GB)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a high-resolution video card and display<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Windows operating systems (latest version)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connectivity and Add-ons: USB-C, Wi-Fi (6 or higher), webcam. microphone, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optional but recommend 3 yr Support Coverage. Most laptops come with 1 yr support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remember: as an MTSU student you can download and install the following for free\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/portal.office.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft 365 and tools<\/a> (free for all students and staff)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OneDrive Backup: We recommend using OneDrive to save and backup your documents. OneDrive provides access to terabyte size storage, file versioning, automatic backups of critical files, and access to files across devices. OneDrive is part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/portal.office.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft 365<\/a> suite that MTSU provides free to all students.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grammarly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such specifications are essential to support resource-intensive tasks like data analysis, programming, accounting &amp; financial applications, and multimedia content creation. By investing in laptops that meet these standards, we empower our faculty, staff, and students to excel in their academic pursuits and harness technology as a catalyst for innovation and creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mac computers can be used for basic operations (email, word processing, web browsing, basic spreadsheets, etc.), but they are not recommended for business advanced technical majors.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dell.com\/MTSU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">P. S. If you do not have a laptop that meets such requirements, we offer access to the BAS Computer lab (BAS S137) with academic software.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the fast-paced world of academia, a reliable and capable laptop is an indispensable tool for educators and students. As a student at Middle TN State University, Jones College of Business we understand the critical importance of technology in enhancing the learning and teaching experience. To meet the evolving demands of our programs, it is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-241","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/businesslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/businesslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/businesslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/businesslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/businesslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/businesslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1214,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/businesslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/241\/revisions\/1214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/businesslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}