Laptop Requirement for Fall 2008
Effective September 2008, CEHSP will require all entering undergraduate students to have a laptop computer, except for students who are graduating in December 2008.
Laptop Purchase
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Minimum Recommended Laptop Specifications:
- Windows XP Pro/Vista or Mac OS 10.4/10.5
- 1.4 GHz CPU (Centrino, Pentium 4 Mobile or Macintosh) [1.8+ GHz recommended for Windows Vista]
- 60 GB hard drive
- 1 GB RAM [2+ GB recommend for Windows Vista]
- 10/100 Ethernet network
- 802.11 g(b) wireless card
- CD-R(RW) / DVD-ROM Drive
- 1 GB Flash Drive (to transfer files)
Notes
- An extended warranty is recommended.
- ITSS's Computer Maintenance supports computer equipment from some vendors.
Software
- UMD requires antivirus software. Note: Symantec Antivirus is available through ITSS, at no charge, to all UMD students.
- CEHSP recommends Microsoft Office. It is available from UMD for about $6. For more information, see http://www1.umn.edu/ucs/Microsoft/ms4students.php/ and/or http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/software/ca/msca_students.html.
- CEHSP students can get the student version of SPSS for Windows or Mac at no cost.
Financial Aid for Laptop Purchase
- All UMD students may include the cost of a personal computer in their Financial Aid request. Contact the UMD Office of Admissions for more information, at (800) 232-1339, or (218) 726-7171, or umdadmis@d.umn.edu.
- To determine if the cost of the computer can be included in your financial aid package, see the "Request to Include the Cost of Personal Computer" form at: http://www.d.umn.edu/fareg/forms.htm.
Collegiate Technology Requirements
UMD's Collegiate Unit Technology Requirements 2007-08 page shows requirements for all the collegiate units. (It may, however, still feature CEHSP's recommendations for Fall 2007).