College of Medicine Laptop Standards 2012-2013 |
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| Overview |
The College of Medicine (COM) requires all incoming medical students to purchase a portable or laptop computer. Our buildings are all wireless-enabled, and you will be able to access your campus email, student-related information, course materials, and other important web-based resources at any time using your laptop. To ensure compatibility with the existing campus technology infrastructure, the College has identified hardware and software standards for student laptops (see below). Students must bring to campus a laptop that meets or exceeds these standards. Please note that the College of Medicine laptop hardware and software standards are different from university standards.
It is imperative that you adhere to the College of Medicine standards. |
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| STUDENT LAPTOP MINIMUM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS |
Students must bring to campus a laptop that meets or exceeds the following standards. Students with laptops that do not meet the minimum standards will receive limited software support by the College. IT will not be able to offer hardware support or repair for any student-owned laptops. Students who need to purchase software may be able to do so through Compusult (http://www.compusult.com/, 1-800-992-6058). Compusult is a local software retail company located two blocks from the college that offers students discounted prices. |
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| PC Hardware Minimum Standards |
i-3, i-5, or i-7 processor
4GB RAM memory
200GB Hard Drive
Graphics card with 256MB memory (or higher)
WiFi 802.11 a/g/n
DVD-RW |
| PC Software Minimum Standards |
Windows 7
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional
Adobe Acrobat PDF Viewer
Virus protection software
Quicktime
Windows Media Player
DVD player software |
| Mac Hardware Minimum Standards |
i-3, i-5, or i-7 processor
4GB RAM memory
200GB Hard Drive
Graphics card with 256MB memory (or higher)
WiFi 802.11 a/g/n
DVD-RW |
| Mac Software Minimum Standards |
OS X Lion
Office 2011 Business Edition (at Compusult, this may not be referred to as the Business Edition; however the software available at Compusult is sufficient)
Adobe Acrobat PDF Viewer
Virus protection software
Quicktime |
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| Additional Recommendations |
- Virus scan software: We strongly encourage students to install the new software that MUSC provides for free called Forefront.
- Web browsers: All computers should have the most current versions of Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox
- Media Player: All PC computers should have the latest Windows Media Player
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Vendors: the following vendors offer discounts to MUSC students Lenovo web site for students, faculty and staff:
www.lenovo.com/musc Dell web site for students, faculty and staff:
www.dell.com/epp
or 866-914-6081
Member ID: HS11127993 Apple:
Recommend going to the Apple store on King Street w/ID Badge
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http://store.apple.com/us_edu_18439
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