SUNY Oneonta is among the most wired colleges in the country. Our educational resources incorporate significant use of computer technology. In order for students to fully take advantage of all of our technological resources, we recommend that the computer they bring to campus meet or exceed minimum specifications regarding speed, storage space, memory, and applications. Listed below are minimum, AND recommended computer specifications for computer systems, and some applications we recommend the computer to have.
New Desktop PC
New Laptop PC
New Mac Desktop
New Mac Laptop
Min Specs
Suggested Specs
Min Specs
Suggested Specs
Min Specs
Suggested Specs
Min Specs
Suggested Specs
OS
Vista
Windows 7
Vista
Windows 7
OS X 10.6
OS X 10.6
OS X 10.6
OS X 10.6
Processor
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo
AMD Athlon™ II X2
AMD Athlon™ II X3 or Phenom™ X4
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or Core™ i5
Intel® Pentium™ Dual Core
AMD Athlon™ II X2
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or Core™ i7
AMD Turion™ X2
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or Core™ i5
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo
Memory
2GB DDR2
4GB DDR3
2GB DDR2
4GB DDR2
2GB DDR2
4GB DDR3
2GB DDR2
4GB DDR3
Hard Drive
320GB SATA 7200RPM
500 GB or larger SATA 7200RPM
160GB SATA 5400RPM
320GB SATA 5400RPM
320GB SATA 7200RPM
500 GB or larger SATA 7200RPM
160GB SATA 5400RPM
320GB SATA 5400RPM
Misc
Warranty: 1 Year warrantys come standard on most computer purchases. We recommend extending that to 3 years.
Wireless: In order to connect to the college's wireless network, your wireless devcie must support 802.11B, 802.11G, or 802.11N. We recommend that your devcie be capable of supporting all three.
CD/DVD Burner: 16X DVD+/-RW Drive comes standand on most computers these days and is useful for backing up files.
External Storage: USB Drive/External Hard Drive for larger projects.
Printers: Printing is availalbe on campus so a printer is not necessary
Cables: Network cable for desktops is necessary to connect to the wired network. Optional for laptops but useful for a faster connection speeds. We recommend a 15 foot network cable.
Software: Microsoft Office 2007 for Windows and Office X for Mac.
Check our home page for links to Dell, HP and Apple for educational discounts on computers and software.
