Student Laptop Specifications

South Dakota Mines student laptops are designed to run various campus scientific and engineering software.  Every year, ITS purchases a different model of computer.  Which computer you are assigned will depend on availability and the lease life of the machine.  Every student laptop is on a four-year tax-exempt lease and will be the school's property until the lease expires.  When a student's computer has reached the end of its lease, the student will be notified of their eligibility for an upgrade. 

Campus-leased computers allow South Dakota Mines students to install the wide range of expensive scientific and engineering software needed during their educational experience.  Unfortunately, many software packages cannot be installed on personal devices.

Below are the specifications of our current student laptops.

Model	Lenovo Thinkpad P16s Gen 4 Workstation	Lenovo Thinkpad P16s Gen 1/2/3 Workstation
Processor	AMD Ryzen AI Pro 7	Intel Core i7 P CPU
Display	16" WUXGA	16" WUXGA
Graphics	AMD Radeon™ 860M	NVIDIA T550 4GB
Camera	5MP RGB+IR with Dual Microphone and Privacy Shutter	IR and HD camera with privacy cover
Memory	32 GB DDR5-5600	32GB
Storage	512GB NVMe SSD	512GB NVMe SSD
Security	Embedded Touch fingerprint reader IR camera for Windows Hello Webcam privacy cover	Embedded Touch fingerprint reader IR camera for Windows Hello Webcam privacy cover
Dimensions	14.2" x 9.8" x 0.72"	0.94" x 14.29" x 10.08"
Weight	4.01 lbs	4.17 lbs
Connectivity	Bluetooth® 5.4 MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 2x2 BE	Integrated Intel Dual Band Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax Integrated Bluetooth Integrated 10/100/1000 network port
Ports	2 x USB Type A 3.2 2 x Type-C Thunderbolt 4 HDMI 2.1 Headphone/mic combo RJ-45 Ethernet	2 x USB Type A 3.2 2 x Type-C Thunderbolt 4 HDMI Headphone/mic combo RJ-45 Ethernet
Design	Backlit keyboard Aluminium chassis Touch Screen	Backlit keyboard Aluminium chassis Touch Screen
Warranty	4-year accidental damage protection warranty	4-year accidental damage protection warranty