Computer Requirements
Friday, April 12, 2013
Technology Requirement 2013-2014
2013-2014 Technology Requirements
for Engineering and Computing Students
All Freshmen and Transfer Computing Students entering Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 are expected to meet the following technology requirements:
ENGINEERING MAJORS
Please note that the laptop computer requirements for the School of Engineering & Computational Sciences are different from the general University requirements. All Freshmen and transfer Engineering students entering Fall 2013, or Spring 2014 are required to meet the minimum laptop computer requirements. Please note that all students have access to Microsoft's Dreamspark and VM Ware Academic Software free of charge.
Engineering Computer Requirements (Windows Systems) |
| Computer Type | PC-Intel |
| Operating System | PC: Windows 7 Professional / Windows 8 Professional |
| Processor | Minimum iCore 7 (or equivalent) |
| Memory (RAM) | Minimum 8GB |
| Hard Drive | 250 GB 7200 RPM or greater |
| Optical Drive | DVD+/-RW (or External) |
| Network | Wireless 802.11 a/g/n and Gigabit ethernet |
| External Backup | 500GB or better USB hard drive (not required, but recommended) |
| Additional | Built in webcam and at least 3 year warranty (recommended) |
Engineering Computer Requirements (Macintosh Systems) |
| Computer Type | Mac-Intel |
| Operating System | Mac OS X |
| Processor | Minimum iCore 5 (or equivalent) - iCore 7 (or equivalent) preferred |
| Memory (RAM) | Minimum 8 GB |
| Hard Drive | 250 GB 7200RPM or greater |
| Optical Drive | DVD+/-RW (or External) |
| Network | Wireless 802.11 a/g/n and Gigabit ethernet |
| External Backup | 500GB or better USB hard drive (not required, but recommended) |
| Additional | Built in webcam and at least 3 year warranty (recommended) |
Computing Requirements (Windows Systems) |
| Computer Type | PC-Intel |
| Operating System | PC: Windows 7 Professional / Windows 8 Professional |
| Processor | Minimum iCore 5 or 7 (or equivalent) |
| Memory (RAM) | Minimum 8GB |
| Hard Drive | 250 GB 7200 RPM or greater |
| Optical Drive | DVD+/-RW (or External) |
| Network | Wireless 802.11 a/g/n and Gigabit ethernet |
| External Backup | 500GB or better USB hard drive (not required, but recommended) |
| Additional |
Built in webcam and at least 3 year warranty (recommended) |
Computing Requirements (Macintosh Systems) |
| Computer Type | Mac-Intel |
| Operating System | Mac OS X |
| Processor | Minimum iCore 5 (or equivalent) - iCore 7 (or equivalent) preferred |
| Memory (RAM) | Minimum 8 GB |
| Hard Drive | 250 GB 7200RPM or greater |
| Optical Drive | DVD+/-RW (or External) |
| Network | Wireless 802.11 a/g/n and Gigabit ethernet |
| External Backup | 500GB or better USB hard drive (not required, but recommended) |
| Additional | Built in webcam and at least 3 year warranty (recommended) |
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