I think the issued laptop can vary from year to year. The current 4/C class got a Dell model of some sort along with a monitor. The TI-84 will be fine for the school year, but the packing list for Swab Summer will list a lower model. Basically, I think they don’t want something that can save formulas for the math placement test. But again, it’s all on the list. We mailed my son his TI-84 toward the end of Swab Summer so he’d have it for classes. For Swab Summer, you really just want to stick to the list.