Desktop 2008-2009
 

Windows Vista

Intel Core 2 Duo E8xxx or Core 2 Quad Q8xxx processor or above
Intel GMA3100
2GB RAM (4GB preferred)
250GB Hard Drive or larger 7200RPM
Integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2 or higher)
WXGA+ (minimum), WUXGA (optimum) display
10/100/1000 Ethernet Port, USB 2.0 ports, PCI Express Graphics Slot
8x DVD±RW Optical Drive
Three Year Warranty
Reference Machine Dell Optiplex 755

Optional: Firewire/IEEE 1394 ports for video input and editing
Optional: Second Hard Drive
Optional: Modem V.92 56k for off-campus non-broadband use

Recommended Hardware:
USB 2.0 Flash Drive 4GB or greater
USB 2.0, ESATA, and/or Firewire External Hard Drive at least twice as big as your Primary Computer System Drive for system backup
 

Software

Minimum:
Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate
Office 2007 Professional (available from Bookstore as Student Select Pricing for <$100)
Adobe Acrobat Professional (available from Bookstore as Student CLP Pricing for $59)


Optional Recommended Software:
(See Major Department Chairperson or Adviser)

Macintosh OS 10.5

2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB
320GB Serial ATA Drive
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO w/256MB GDDR3
SuperDrive 8X (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Apple Keyboard & Mighty Mouse + Mac OS X (U.S. English)
AppleCare Protection Plan Auto-enroll
24-inch glossy widescreen LCD
AirPort Extreme
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Reference Machine: iMac, 24-inch, Intel Core 2 Duo

Recommended Hardware:
Firewire ports are standard on Macintosh computers
U3 Compatible USB Flash Drive 1 GB or greater
Optional: Second Hard Drive
Optional: Modem V.92 56k for off-campus non-broadband use
 

Software