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Windows-Based Computers Buy a Dell
- Hardware
- 2.8+ GHz processor (or 1.8+ Duo Core processor)
- 1 GB RAM (2+ GB RAM recommended)
- 120 Gb hard drive
- 10BaseT Network Card (NIC)
- 802.11 b/g wireless card
- External Storage Device
- 1 GB (or larger) USB flash drive
- Software
- Window XP Professional operating system is standard, Windows Vista is accepted
- Microsoft Office 2003 is standard(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher)*
- Internet Explorer 6 (IE 7 is accepted)
- Acrobat Reader
- Antivirus Software
- Spyware Software
- Appropriate Firewall
*NOTE: Microsoft Office is utilized campus-wide. However, users of Office 2007 will need to save documents in Office 2003 format. Microsoft Works is not recommended because it is not compatible with Microsoft Office.
- Hardware
- Macintosh laptop* (with at least 14” monitor) or desktop (with at least 17” monitor)
- Intel duo core processor
- 1 GB RAM (Upgrade to at least 2 GB RAM recommended)
- 80 Gb hard drive
- Superdrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- Airport (802.11g wireless) and Bluetooth (both standard on new Macs)
- External Storage Device
- 1 GB (or larger) USB flash drive
- Software
- Mac OS 10.4 operating system
- ILife (iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, iWeb, and Garage Band)
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher)
- Antivirus software (Intego VirusBarrier or Norton Antivirus)
- Appropriate Firewall
- Apple Care 3yr extended coverage recommended
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