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Under Revision for Fall 2025

Fall 2025 - Spring 2026

Students will need to purchase a computer for studio before beginning the 1st semester of 2nd year.

PC

Dell Workstations

Dell Precision 3680 Tower Workstation

    • Intel® Core™ i9 14900K (24 cores, up to 6.0 GHz Turbo, 125 W)
    • Windows 11 Pro 64
    • NVIDIA® RTX™ 4000 Ada Generation, 20GB GDDR6, 4DP
    • 64GB: 2 x 32 GB, DDR5, 4400 MT/s, non-ECC
    • 2 TB, M.2 2280, Gen 4 PCIe NVMe, SSD
    • ProSupport Next Business Day Onsite Service after remote diagnosis with HW-SW Support, 48 Month(s)
    • $4,534.51 before 10% educational discount

Dell Precision 5490 Mobile Workstation

    • Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 185H, vPro® Enterprise (16 cores, up to 5.1 GHz, 45 W)
    • Windows 11 Pro 64
    • NVIDIA® RTX™ 3000 Ada Generation, 8 GB GDDR6
    • 64 GB: LPDDR5x, 7467 MT/s, dual-channel (onboard)
    • 2 TB, M.2 2280, Gen 4 PCIe NVMe, SSD, Class 40
    • ProSupport Next Business Day Onsite Service after remote diagnosis with HW-SW Support, 48 Month(s)
    • $4,455.29 before 10% educational discount
Follow these steps to unlock exclusive savings:
    1. Visit Dell’s new student portal: www.Dell.com/student
    2. Sign in or create an account.
    3. Register for Dell Rewards by clicking the Dell Rewards box when you create your My Account.
    4. Verify your student status with a valid student email address.
    5. Your student discount will be automatically applied to applicable items, and you will see the discount applied within cart.

Question?
Call sales: 1-877-275-3355 or chat with a live sales agent through the Dell website.

Lenovo Workstations

Lenovo Workstation ThinkStation P3 Ultra (30HBS99E00)

    • 14th Generation Intel® Core™ i9-14900 vPro® Processor (E-cores up to 4.30 GHz P-cores up to 5.40 GHz)
    • Windows 11 Pro 64
    • NVIDIA RTX™ 4000 SFF Ada Generation 20GB GDDR6
    • 64 GB, 2 x 32 GB DDR5-4000MT/s (SODIMM)
    • 2 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Performance TLC Opal
    • 4Y Onsite Warranty
    • 4Y Accidental Damage Protection
    • $2,945.00

Lenovo Notebook ThinkPad P16v Gen 2 (21KYS6TY00)

    • Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 185H vPro® Processor (E-cores up to 3.80 GHz P-cores up to 5.10
      GHz)
    • Windows 11 Pro 64
    • NVIDIA RTX™ 3000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6
    • 64 GB DDR5-5600MT/s (SODIMM) - (2 x 32 GB)
    • 2 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Performance TLC Opal
    • 4Y Onsite Warranty
    • 4Y Accidental Damage Protection
    • $2,970.00

Online orders: Lenovo Student Purchasing
Joe Kenney
Senior Account Executive
Higher Education KS/NE/SD/ND/WY/MT
Lenovo United States
Email jkenney@lenovo.com

Warranty

4 year on-site warranty is highly recommended.
These systems include a substantial discount for this warranty.

Monitor

27" wide aspect 16:9 monitor
2560x1440 @ 60 hz
Lenovo ThinkVision P27q-30 27 inch Monitor
$250

Power

Surge suppressor power strip or uninterruptible power supply.
6ft cord minimum (up to 10ft) with 6 outlets.
$25 - $250

Ethernet

Cat 6 Ethernet cable.
10ft to 15ft recommended.
$5 - $15

Ethernet adapter for laptops highly recommended.
Desktops have a built in Ethernet.
$10 - $50

Webcam

Video camera and microphone for desktops highly recommended.
Laptops have a built in webcam.
$50

Removable storage

  • Flash drive.
  • External hard drive. Capacity should exceed the internal hard drive capacity of the computer, used for backups and archiving.
    $100 - $200

Software

Windows 11 Pro 64bit
Included with systems listed above.
There are multiple versions of Windows 11, ensure you have the PRO version and not the HOME version.

Microsoft Office
Available FREE through K-State Office 365 Webmail.

Adobe Creative Cloud
Software may be purchased from Adobe at academic discounts.
Check Adobe's storefront for current pricing.

Autodesk applications offered via the Autodesk Education Community.
Available FREE at autodesk.com
It is recommended to wait until you have received the syllabus from your instructor before downloading and installing Autodesk applications.

Additional software may be specified in your instructor’s course syllabus.

Recommended options

Insurance
Protect your investment from accidental damage or theft. Check with your homeowner’s or renter’s insurance and verify coverage, recommend purchase of a separate policy for your equipment if necessary.