Current Specifications for Faculty and Academic Staff Replacement Computers (Winter 2007)
Windows
Supported Vendor: IBM/Lenovo
Desktop |
Laptop |
|
| Processor | IntelCore Duo 2.13 GHz |
Core Duo 2 Duo T2300 2 GHz |
| RAM (memory) | 2 GB |
1 GB |
| Hard Drive | 160 GB |
120 GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD Multi-burner |
DVD Multi-burner |
| Display | 17" LCD |
14.1" |
| Networking - Wired | Gigabit Ethernet |
Gigabit Ethernet |
| Networking - Wireless | No |
802.11a/b/g |
| Bluetooth | No |
Yes |
| Modem | No |
Yes |
| Operating System | Windows XP Professional |
Windows XP Professional |
| Vista Capabilities | Vista Available |
Vista Available |
Macintosh
Supported Vendor: Apple
Desktop |
Laptop |
|
| Processor | Core 2 Duo 2.16 GHz |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 GHz |
| RAM (memory) | 1 GB |
1 GB |
| Hard Drive | 250 GB |
120 GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD SuperDrive |
DVD Multi-burner |
| Display | 20" LCD |
13" |
| Networking - Wired | Gigabit Ethernet |
Gigabit Ethernet |
| Networking - Wireless | Yes |
802.11g |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Yes |
| Modem | No |
No |
| Operating System | Mac OS X |
Mac OS X |
Vista Hardware Requirements at Union College
ITS has done extensive testing and analysis on the Enterprise version of Windows Vista, the operating system version that is licensed by our Microsoft Campus agreement. Based upon the analysis, the following minimum requirements are being recommended for installing Windows Vista Enterprise on college-owned academic computers.
Desktops |
Laptops |
|
| Processor | Pentium 4 2.4 GHz |
Pentium M 1.5 GHz |
| Memory (RAM) | 1 GB |
512 MB (1 GB preferred) |
| Video Memory | 128 MB |
64 MB |
| Hard Drive | 40 GB |
40 GB |