All Collège Boréal students must have a laptop in order to meet the requirements of their respective program. It is therefore important to choose your laptop carefully! You will find below the recommended configurations.
Please note that to ensure compatibility with the software required at Collège Boréal, a laptop with the Windows operating system is strongly recommended. It is important to note that it is not necessary to purchase the Microsoft Office suite, as it will be provided free of charge by Collège Boréal.
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RECOMMENDATIONS |
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Basic |
Recommended |
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Processor |
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CPU Model |
Intel Core i5 |
Intel Core i7 |
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Clock Speed |
2.3 GHz or higher |
2.3 GHz or higher |
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Memory |
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Random access memory (RAM) |
8 GB or more |
16 GB or more |
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Screen |
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Screen size |
At your discretion |
At your discretion |
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Resolution |
At your discretion |
At your discretion |
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Hard Disk Drive |
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Hard drive capacity |
256 GB or more |
1 TB or more |
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Optical Drive |
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CD-RW/DVD-ROM |
At your discretion |
At your discretion |
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Networking |
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Wireless technologies |
802.11g/n/ac |
802.11g/n/ac |
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Keyboard |
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Keyboard language |
Canadian-French or multilingual |
Canadian-French or multilingual |
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Operating system |
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Operating system |
Windows 10 |
Windows 10 |
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Operating system language |
French |
French |
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Other |
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Anti-virus and anti-spyware software |
At your discretion, but must be up to date |
At your discretion, but must be up to date |
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Minimum Internet speed |
1.5 Mbps |
1.5 Mbps |
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Webcam |
At your discretion |
At your discretion |
* To meet individual performance targets, you may need to take steps beyond these recommendations.
* For programs that use highly specialized software, please contact the program coordinator.
