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Desktop/Laptop Hardware Standards: 2008-2009

These are the current hardware standards for academic year 2008-2009. Hardware standards for 2009-2010 will be finalized in March, 2009. Watch The I.T. Connection for accouncements on the 2009-2010 standards.

2008-2009 Software standards

Desktop PC

PC Standard Desktop

Dell Optiplex 755 Energy Star Compliant SFF
Pentium Dual Core E2160 1.8 GHz or higher
Small form factor
1GB 667 MHz RAM (1x1GB with room for expansion)
80GB SATA HDD (3.0 GB/s)
CD-RW/DVD (24X)
Intel GMA3100 (integrated graphics)
Intel® 82566DM Gigabit Ethernet LAN solution 10/100/1000 (NIC)
Standard sound / no speaker
Standard USB 2 Button Optical Mouse with Scroll
19” Dell E198FPW flat panel display (1400x900)
3-year warranty
No internal floppy drive; external USB floppy as needed
Expansion: 1 low-profile PCI, 1 low-profile PCIe, x16 graphics
No PS2 inputs

PC Enhanced Desktop

Dell Optiplex 755 Energy Star Compliant MT
Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33 GHz or higher
Mini tower form factor
2GB RAM 800 MHz (2X1GB with room for expansion)
160GB SATA HDD (7,200 rpm)
DVD+/-RW (16X)
256MB ATI RADEON HD 2400 XT Graphics dual DVI or VGA
Intel® 82566DM Gigabit Ethernet LAN solution 10/100/1000 (NIC)
Standard sound / no speaker
Standard USB 2 Button Optical Mouse with Scroll
19” Dell UltraSharp 1908FPW (1280x1024)
3-year warranty
Expansion: 2 full height PCI, 1 PCIe x16 full height graphics, 1 PCIe x1 full height
No PS2 inputs

Laptop PC*

PC Standard Laptop

Lenovo ThinkPad R61/8933ACU
15.4” display (wide format)
WXGA resolution (1680x1050)
CD-RW/DVD combo
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz or higher
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
1GB RAM (1x1GB with room for expansion)
80GB Serial ATA HDD (5400rpm)
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
6-cell battery
Weight: 6.41 lbs.
3-year depot warranty

PC Enhanced Laptop

Dell Latitude D830 Energy Star Compliant
15.4” display (wide format)
WSXGA+ resolution (1680x1050)
8X DVD+/-RW
Intel Core 2Duo T7250 2.0 GHz or higher
256MB NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M graphics
2GB 667 MHz RAM (2X1GB with room for expansion)
120GB HDD (7200 rpm)
Wireless 802.11g
6-cell battery
Weight: 6.5 lbs. (estimate)
3-year depot warranty

PC Mobile Laptop

Dell Latitude D430 Energy Star Compliant
1GB RAM (1x1GB with room for expansion)
12.1” display (wide format)
80GB HDD (5400rpm)
WXGA resolution (1280x800)
Wireless 802.11g
MediaBase with 24X CDRW/DVD
6-cell battery
IntelCore2 Duo U7600 1.2 GHz or higher
Weight: 4 lbs. (estimate)
GMA 950 (Integrated Graphics)
3-year depot warranty

PC Tablet

Dell Latitude XT Energy Star Compliant
1GB RAM (1x1GB with room for expansion)
12.1” display (wide format)
80GB HDD (5400rpm)
WXGA resolution (1280x800)
Wireless 802.11g
MediaBase with 24X CDRW/DVD
6-cell battery
IntelCore2 Duo U7600 1.2 GHz or higher
Weight: 2 lbs. (estimate)
ATI Integrated Graphics RadeonXpress X1250
3-year depot warranty

Desktop Mac

Standard Mac Desktop

iMac 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB RAM (1x1GB)
250GB HD Serial ATA
8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB of GDDR3 memory
Built-in iSight camera
Airport Extreme Card 802.11n
Built-in 20 ” LCD
WideScreen (1680x1050)

Enhanced Mac Desktop

Mac Pro with one 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel XEON
2 GB RAM (2x1GB)
320GB HD Serial ATA
16x Double-layer SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB (Two dual-link DVI)
17” Dell UltraSharp E1708FP flat panel display (1280x1024)

Laptop Mac*

Mac Standard Laptop

MacBook 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB RAM (2x1GB)
160GB HD Serial ATA
8x Double-layer SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
Airport Extreme Card 802.11n
Apple Mini-DVI to VGA adapter
Built-in iSight camera
Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor
13.3” TFT widescreen display (1280x800)
Weight: 5 lbs. (estimate)

Mac Enhanced Laptop

MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB RAM (2x1GB)
200GB 7,200 RPM HD Serial ATA
8x Double-layer SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
Airport Extreme Card 802.11n
Built-in iSight camera
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB of GDDR3 SDRAM
15.4” TFT widescreen display (1440x900)
Weight: 5.5 lbs. (estimate)

*Laptop Package
CIT will provide the following items as part of each laptop package:

  • Optical 3-button scroll mouse
  • carry case (option of briefcase or backpack style)
  • security cable
  • 7' CAT5e network cable

Any items wanted/needed beyond this laptop package must be paid for by the department or individual. These items may include an extra A/C power adapter, a port replicator, or an external keyboard.

Small peripherals

CIT provides a complete standard computer system for each user which includes the standard keyboard and mouse. CIT strives to provide hardware that will meet the needs of the majority of users on campus.

Other small peripheral items, such as a different mouse or keyboard, additional memory, external floppy drive, USB memory key, etc. are not provided by CIT and can be purchased by the user and/or user's department.

These small peripheral items may be purchased from a variety of sources including, but not limited to, the Calvin Campus Store, Corporate Express, and CDW-G.

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