MTU Cork Recommendations for Apple Devices
IT Technicians in MTU Cork have examined the software that students might need on their device in order to maximise their study efforts if working remotely. After this survey, medium and high spec devices were selected that would run these packages used across the departments. While the buying decision rests solely with the student, we would ask students to please be aware of these device specifications when purchasing a device, off-the-shelf devices come with much lower specs and have a very limited warranty. While the student laptops remain a contract between the student and the vendor, we have made our recommendation based on students being in MTU Cork for 3 or 4 years.
CATEGORY A
A MEDIUM spec (i.e. able to run Win 10 or MacOS, an AV solution and Office comfortably. Be able to use Wi-fi and camera to attend online classes, use other software such as Sage, SPSS, Adobe, Minitab, Maple etc so needs more RAM, SSD etc.)
CATEGORY B
A HIGH spec (i.e. able to run Win 10 or MacOS, an AV solution and Office comfortably. Be able to use Wi-fi and camera to attend online classes, use other hardware intensive software such as Adobe premium suite, Visual Studio, AutoDesk, AutoCAD, ProEng etc, i.e. so needs high RAM, Big SSD, Graphics acceleration etc.)
The recommended devices for each category are listed below.
CATEGORY A
BTO MacBook Pro – 13″, Apple M2 chip, 8C CPU, 10C GPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD – Silver
Support/Warranty: Standard 1 year warranty, AppleCare support can be purchased separately.
CATEGORY B
BTO MacBook Pro – 14″, Apple M2 Pro Chip, 10C CPU, 16C GPU, 32GB UM, 1TB SSD 67W
Support/Warranty: Standard 1 year warranty, AppleCare support can be purchased separately.
To purchase your Apple device, redeem your discount code here.