Category: Gear & Reviews

The wrong laptop in first year means four years of suffering. An honest guide to the best laptops for architecture students in 2026 — sorted by budget and by the software you actually run (AutoCAD, Revit, Enscape, and more), from a design instructor.

How much RAM does an architecture student really need? 32GB is the sweet spot for Revit, Rhino, and Adobe — here’s why 16GB falls short, when 64GB is worth it, and a tip to upgrade cheaply later.