The ITS Department at The Ohio State University Newark and Central Ohio
Technical College recommends the following hardware specifications for
students to consider as they purchase computer equipment. These
recommendations are for guidance only and are not meant to imply that other
hardware types would not serve the student's needs.
Standard Desktop PC
Optiplex GX280
- Intel PIV, 3.0Ghz, 800MHz, FSB
- PIV Processors with 512KB Advanced Transfer Cache
- 1.0GB DDR Non-ECC SDRAM, 400MHz (2 DIMMS)
- 80GB EIDE 7200RPM Hard Drive
- 64MB nVidia GForce 4M, DVI w.vga adapter
- Performance USB 2-button Optical mouse with scroll
- Dell 17 inch E171FP flat panel display (17" viewable)
- Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 2
- Intregrated Intel Gigabit (10/100/1000) Network Adapter
- 24X Max, DVD-CDRW Combo with DVD playback
- Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital Sound Card
- 3 Year Limited Warrenty plus 3 year NBD on-site service
Standard Laptop PC
Latitude D610
- Pentium M Processor 1.86GHz with 14.1 SXGA+ Display
- 1 GB, 2 DIMMS, DDR SDRAM
- Performance USB Keyboard
- 40GB Hard Drive 9.5MM 5400RPM
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 2
- Internal 56K Modem
- 24X CD-RW/DVD Combination Drive
- TrueMobile 1450 WLAN (802.11a/b/g, 54Mbps) miniPCI Card
- 6 Cell Primary Battery
- Classic Nylon Carrying Case
- 3Yr Limited Warranty plus 3 Yr NBD On-site Service and CompleteCare
- 6-Cell/48WHr Spare Primary Battery
- D/Dock, Docking Station
- USB Memory Key 64MB
Standard Desktop Mac
Power Mac G5
- Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5
- 1GB DDR400 SDRAM
- 160 GB Serial ATA -7200rpm
- Superdrive (DVR-R/CD-RW)
- ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
- Apple Keyboard and Mouse
- Apple Pro Speakers
- Mac OS X - U.S. English
- Apple Studio Display (17" flat panel)
- APP for Mac (w/ or w/o display) - Enrollment kit
Standard Laptop Mac
PowerBook G4
- PowerBook 1.67 GHz (15.2" TFT)
- 1GHz PowerPC G4
- 80GB Ultra ATA drive
- SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
- Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English
- 1GB SDRAM - 2 DIMMs
- AirPort Card
- Extra Battery - PowerBook (15.2" TFT)
- Professional 15 Shoulder Case by Brenthaven
- APP for PowerBook (w/ or w/o display) - Enrollment Kit