What to Buy
OIT recommends that all students purchase an Apple or Dell laptop with a three or four year warranty for their time at Princeton.
Apple and Dell models may be purchased directly from the manufacturer or other retail suppliers. Princeton does not offer a purchase program for students.
Apple Education Pricing and Student Discounts: https://www.apple.com/us-edu/store
Dell Student Discounts Laptops for College: https://www.dell.com/Princeton
Humanities Recommended Models
Apple MacBook Pro 14”
- Apple M2 Pro with 10‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine
- 16 GB of Memory
- 512 GB Storage
- AppleCare+ for Mac 3 Years of Coverage
Dell XPS 13
- 13.4” Touch Display
- i7 processor
- 16 GB Memory
- 512 GB Storage
- Complete Care Warranty 4 years of Coverage
Math, Science, Engineering Recommended Model
Apple MacBook Pro 14”
- Apple M2 Max with 12‑core CPU, 30‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine
- 32 GB of Memory
- 1 TB Storage
- AppleCare+ for Mac 3 Years of Coverage
Apple MacBook Pro 16”
- M2 Pro Processor
- 32 GB of Memory
- 1 TB Storage
- AppleCare+ for Mac 3 Years of Coverage
Dell Precision 5570
- 32GB Memory
- 1 TB Storage
- NVIDIA RTX A200 8 GB
- Dell Complete Care Warranty 4 years of coverage
Financial Aid/ Outside Scholarship
If you are an undergraduate student receiving need-based financial aid from Princeton please read Undergraduate Financial Aid Computer Purchases. Contact faoffice@princeton.edu for details specific to your situation.
Software
With a Princeton student netID students receive a Google Drive and Gmail account, as well as a Microsoft 365 license.
Additional software may be purchased through the Princeton Software Center
Loaners
Short-term loaners may be issued when a student's device is being repaired. Available models include:
Loaner MacBook Pro 16
- Apple M2 Processor 12-core CPU, 38-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
- 16GB unified memory
- 1TB SSD storage
- 16-inch Liquid Retina XDR display
Loaner Dell 5570 Precision
- i9-12900H
- 32 GB Memory
- 1TB SSD storage
- NVIDIA RTX A2000, 8 GB GDDR6
- 15.6” FHD+ 1920x1200 Touchscreen
Graduate Students
We recommend that graduate students speak with their faculty advisor and/or departmental IT prior to purchasing a computer. But we do recommend the following models as the basic starting point.
Apple MacBook Pro 16”
- M2 Pro Processor
- 32 GB of memory
- 1 TB Storage
- AppleCare+ for Mac 3 Years of Coverage
Dell Precision 5570
- 32GB Memory
- 1 TB Storage
- NVIDIA RTX A200 8 GB
- Dell Complete Care Warranty 4 years of coverage