Student
- Recommended minimum and new purchase standards for students bringing computers to campus.
Hardware
- Apple Store at UW Oshkosh
- Dell, for additional deals on Dell computers see this flyer
- HP/Compaq (Academic Purchase Program) OR
- HP/Compaq (Campus Advantage Store)
- IBM/Lenovo Computers
Software
- Kurzweil 3000 for Windows OS and Kurzweil 3000 for Mac OS
- Wisconsin Integrated Software Catalog (WISC) Web site for Adobe, AutoDesk, Filemaker, and Macromedia, Mathematica, Microsoft, Minitab, Quark, SPSS.
- Symantec Endpoint Protection (Anti Virus) download for home use -sorry, for Windows OS only.
Student Hardware and Software Configuration Recommendations 2010/11
Component |
Bare Minimum Configuration |
Minimum New Desktop Configuration |
Minimum New Laptop Configuration |
| CPU |
Desktop: Pentium 4 2.8 GHz/G5 Mac Laptop: Pentium 4 2.0 GHz/G5 Mac
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PC: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 3GHz Mac Intel Core Duo/2.26 GHz iMac Mac Intel Core Solo/2.26 GHz Mac Mini |
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.x GHz Mac Intel Core Duo/2.26 GHz MacBook or 2.4 GHz MacBook Pro |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4-8 GB | 4-8 GB |
| Monitor/Video | 17" color CRT for Desktop |
19" LCD (takes less space & energy) Mac Mini – buy 3rd party monitor to save money; iMac monitor is built-in |
15.4” screens for Windows 13” – 15” screens for Macs |
| Hard Drive | 80 GB | 160-250 GB, 7200 rpm, SATA | 120-250 GB, 5400-7200 rpm, SATA |
| Portable Device | USB Flash Drive | USB Flash Drive | USB Flash Drive |
| Optical Drive | CD-RW | DVD-RW | DVD-RW |
| Graphics Card | Card that supports Direct X 10 | ||
| Networking | 10/100 NIC & Wireless 802.11 b/g for laptop | Gigabit NIC | Gigabit NIC & Wireless card-802.11 a/b/g/n |
| Mouse | 2 button w/scroll wheel | 2 button optical w/scroll wheel | Built-in (though a USB travel mouse is nice) |
| Warranty |
At least 1 year; unless you can fix a PC, an extended service plan is advised Consider Accidental Damage Protection for laptops
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| Operating System |
Windows XP, Service Pack 3 – and know how to add critical updates OS X |
Windows 7 Home Premium OS X 10.6 |
Windows 7 Home Premium OS X 10.6
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Anti-virus and Anti-spyware |
No need to purchase this since you can download for free from the University | ||
| General Software |
MS Office 2007 (Win) or 2008 (Mac) from WISC or OpenOffice – http://www.openoffice.org/ |
MS Office 2007 (Win) or 2008 (Mac) from WISC orOpenOffice – http://www.openoffice.org/ |
MS Office 2007 (Win) or 2008 (Mac) from WISC or OpenOffice – http://www.openoffice.org/ |
| Browser |
Internet Explorer 7.x (for TitanWeb) Firefox (for all other browsing)
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Internet Explorer 7.x (for TitanWeb) Firefox (for all other browsing) |
Internet Explorer 7.x (for TitanWeb) Firefox (for all other browsing) |
If not living in Residence Halls you will need following: |
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| Internet Connection | RELIABLE Local Provider, preferably DSL or Cable Modem | RELIABLE Local Provider, preferably DSL or Cable Modem | RELIABLE Local Provider, preferably DSL or Cable Modem |
