What specification of laptop should I buy for the undergraduate course?
There is no requirement that you have access to your own computer during the degree at Sheffield. There are desktop PCs available in our teaching facilities with the necessary software packages for the course installed and there are also laptops available for students to borrow in addition to this. However, if you do wish to purchase a new laptop then one with 8GB of memory and a 64-bit operating system would represent a good quality system capable of running high-spec programs. In reality however, a budget laptop will be more than sufficient for almost everything that you will do during the course.