Laptops and Software
Computer Support
The Engineering & Design Department provides access to all software and hardware needs in the computer labs in the Ross Engineering Building. Remote desktop is also available.
For questions, please send an email to: engd.compsupport@wwu.edu.
Laptop recommendations:
Industrial Design, Manufacturing Engineering, and Polymer Materials Engineering students:
Model: Dell Precision 3570
Operating System: Windows 10 or 11 64 bit
Processor: Intel i5 10th gen or better
Ram: 16 GB
Storage: 256 GB ssd or larger
Video Card: Nvidia Quadro P520 or better
Electrical and Computer Engineering Students:
Operating System: Windows 10 or 11 64-bit
Processor: Intel i5 9th gen or better
Memory: 8 GB or higher
Storage: 256 GB or larger solid state drive
Video Card: Integrated
Remote Access:
Students who have a device but can’t run required software, can remotely connect to an engineering lab computer. You can use this website: https://remoteaccess.labstats.com/western-washington-university to remotely access the ENGD lab computers.
