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Hardware Purchasing

Hardware Purchasing

Dell Direct Purchase Program

To visit Dell's student purchase portal and see more details, go to https://www.dell.com/en-us/lp/uoftexas.

Recommended Models

We are currently suggesting three tiers for incoming students:

  • Basic - This is the recommended system for most design students.

  • Advanced - (XR Ready) This is the recommended system for students who are interested in using advanced and emerging digital technologies during their studies. Focusing especially on virtual and augmented reality, as well as advanced rendering, real-time visualization and simulation, advanced scripting, and programming, and/or advanced building information modeling.

  • Non-design: This is the recommendation for students in programs without intense design components.

Peripherals

Peripherals

 

Amazon

Dell

Monitor*

  • Dell P2419H Monitor

Keyboard & Mouse

  • Dell MS116 Keyboard & Mouse

Lock

  • Kensington Combo Laptop Lock

*In Fall 2026, some of our studios will include monitors at the desks, so please coordinate any potential monitor purchases after the studio lottery.

Comparison Charts

Prices subject to change. Fall 2026 configurations are now current as of July 8th, 2026.

Note: These computers can be altered on the website for cheaper prices but below are the specs that are recommended.

WE DO NOT RECOMMEND ALTERING RAM, PROCESSOR, or VIDEO.

Design | Basic

Design | Basic

Model

Revised

Price

Weight

Processor

RAM

SSD

Video

Screen

Warranty

Accidental Damage

Dell Pro Max 16 Laptop (Fall 2026)

Jul 8, 2026 

$3,829  (Dell)

4.46 lbs.

Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 255H (24MB, 16 cores, 16 threads, up to 5.10 GHz Turbo, 45W)

32GB: 2x16GB, DDR5, 5600 MT/s, SoDIMM, Dual Channel, non-ECC

1TB, M.2 2230, Gen4 NON-SED PCIe NVMe, Class 35

NVIDIA® RTX™ PRO 1000 Blackwell Generation, 8 GB GDDR7

16" FHD+ LCD with 400 nits, Non-touch, FHD HDR IR Camera, Microphone, with WLAN antenna

3 years ProSupport Plus

3 years

(price included in ProSupport Plus warranty)

VenturePro A16 AI+ A3HWFTG-004US
(Fall 2026)

Jun 24, 2026 

$1,759.99 (MSI)

4.19 lbs.

AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 365 2.0 - 5.0GHz

32GB (16GB*2) DDR5 5600MHz

1TB NVMe SSD

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5060 Laptop GPU 8G GDDR7

16" 16:10 FHD+(1920x1200), touch

2 years (factory)

 

1 year (factory)

Design | Advanced

Models

Revised

Price

Weight

Processor

RAM

SSD

Video

Screen

Warranty

Accidental Damage

Dell Pro Precision 7 Series 16 Laptop (Fall 2026)

Jul 8, 2026 

$5,561  (Dell)

5.9 lbs.

Series 3 Intel® Core™ Ultra X7 368H vPro® Enterprise

64GB LPDDR5x 8533 MT/s

1TB PCIe NVMe 2230 SSD

 

Intel® Arc™ B390/Arc™ Pro B390

 

16", Non-Touch, FHD+ 1920 x 1200, VRR 120Hz, 500 Nit, DCI-P3 100%, Anti-Glare, 8MP RGB + IR

3 years ProSupport Plus

3 years

(price included in ProSupport Plus warranty)

Raider 18 HX AI A2XWIG-014US
(Fall 2026)

Jun 24, 2026 

$3,499.99 (MSI)

7.94 lbs.

Intel® Core™ Ultra 9-285HX 2.1 - 5.5 GHz

64GB (32Gx2) DDR5 6400MHz

2TB NVMe SSD Gen5x4

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5080 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR7

18" UHD+(3840x2400) 120Hz Mini LED HDR 1000 100% DCI-P3

2 years (factory)

 

1 year (factory)

Non-Design

Model

Revised

Price

Weight

Processor

RAM

SSD

Video

Screen

Warranty

Accidental Damage

Dell Pro Max 16 Laptop (Fall 2026)

Jul 8, 2026 

$2,371  (Dell)

4.65 lbs.

Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 255H (24MB, 16 cores, 16 threads, up to 5.10 GHz Turbo, 45W)

16GB: 2x8GB, DDR5, 5600 MT/s, SoDIMM, Dual Channel, non-ECC

512 GB M.2

Intel® Arc™/Arc™ Pro GPU

16" FHD+ LCD with 400 nits, Non-touch, FHD HDR IR Camera

3 years ProSupport Plus

3 years

(price included in ProSupport Plus warranty)

VenturePro A15 AI+ A3HWETG-083US
(Fall 2026)

Jun 24, 2026 

$1,449.99 (MSI)

4.19 lbs.

AMD Ryzen™ AI 7 350 2.0 - 5.0GHz

16GB (8GB*2) DDR5 5600MHz

1TB NVMe SSD

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5050 Laptop GPU 8G GDDR7

15.6" FHD (1920x1080)

2 years (factory)

 

1 year (factory)