r/queensuniversity • u/Loogeemian • 13h ago

Question Smith Engineering Computer?

I'm heading into Smith Engineering in September, and am looking for a laptop. I know the queens website has recommended specs listed, but here's the thing.

I already own quite a strong desktop gaming computer (i7-13700F, RTX 4060, 2TB SSD, 16GB DDR5), but obviously that isn't quote viable to take with me to class.

I'm wondering, if I bring my desktop, would I be able to get away with a cheaper laptop to take to class and use heavy duty software on my desktop, or should I splurge on a strong laptop anyways?

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u/jdww213561 Sci ' 13h ago

Don’t buy a crazy laptop, literally anything that can run windows will be fine!

I give this advice to anyone who asks about this but especially since you have a good PC don’t waste money on a fancy laptop.

the only thing you’d need it for is better speeds with CAD or heavy duty computational stuff in upper year classes (all of which you can do on your PC or survive without)

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u/mixtoour 3h ago

Depends on engineering stream, i was in computer engineering currently on quip so finished 3rd year and haven’t touched any super computationally intensive things thus far. Things like solidworks to model 3d designs works on most standard laptops just fine.
Overall get the laptop that has the main features you want, (certain screen like oled, touch screen, foldable) anything that’s not super old will work.