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The following are system recommendations and minimum supported requirements, for incoming residential students, in order that they may take full advantage of all the computing opportunities Suffolk University has to offer.

 

Feature Windows Based Mac
Operating System Recommended
Windows XP Pro
Minimum
Windows 2000		 Recommended
OSX 10.3
Minimum
OS 9.2.2
Processor

Desktop
Pentium 4 (2.4GHz or higher)

Laptop  
Pentium M (1.7 GHz or higher)

Desktop 
1.25 GHz or higher

Laptop 
1.8 GHz or higher

RAM Recommended
512MB (1GB for Vista)
Minimum
256MB		 Recommended
512MB
Minimum
256MB
Hard Drive 80GB or larger 80GB or larger
Optical Storage DVD CD/RW DVD CD/RW
*Ethernet Card Integrated
or 3COM 10/100		 Integrated
*Ethernet Cable 150 Tremont
CAT5
Miller Hall
CAT6		 150 Tremont
CAT5
Miller Hall
CAT6
Accessories CD/RW Discs
Surge Protector
Printer paper and cable(if you have an in-room printer)
USB Flash Drive		  

* Note: These can be purchased from Residential Computing Services for a nominal fee