The following recommendations will meet the needs of the general UH staff for email, wordprocessing, spreadsheet and database functions. The systems listed are ITS minimum level recommendations. ITS recommends purchasing the systems listed below or systems that exceed these specifications.
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
4GB RAM minimum
320GB Hard Drive or larger
DVD +/- Dual Layer Drive
10/100Mbps Ethernet Connection
Windows 7 Professional*
3-year On-site Warranty
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
4GB RAM minimum
320GB Hard Drive or larger
DVD +/- Dual Layer Drive
10/100Mbps Ethernet Connection
Wireless 802.11 g built-in
Windows 7 Professional*
3-year On-site Warranty (suggest adding complete hardware coverage to protect you from accidental damage.)
*UH administrative users should continue to use Windows XP Professional, as not all UH administrative applications are supported on Windows 7.
Microsoft has released a new Operating System called Windows 7. This OS has higher hardware requirements so if you are purchasing a computer now and want to upgrade to Windows 7 at some point in the future you may want to purchase a system that is Windows 7 ready. Please remember that not all UH administrative applications work with Windows 7. Please review document Windows 7 Application Compatibility for more information, or go to the Microsoft's Windows 7 website for more information on the hardware requirements for Windows 7 and what Windows 7 has to offer.
Note: Windows 7 is available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. There may be some applications that may not work with the 64-bit version at this time. If you are considering purchasing the 64-bit Windows 7, please verify with your vendor that your critical applications are supported on the 64-bit version.
Intel Core 2 Duo processor
2GB RAM or more
160GB hard drive or larger
SuperDrive (CDRW and DVD+/-RW drive)
10/100Mbps Ethernet Connection
MacOS 10.4 or later
Applecare (3 year warranty)
(if used as a primary computer)
MacBook Pro with Intel Core 2 Duo processor
2GB RAM or more
120GB hard drive or larger
SuperDrive (CDRW and DVD+/-RW drive)
10/100Mbps Ethernet Connection
MacOS 10.4 or later
Applecare (3 year warranty)
PostScript printers should be considered for printing from UH administrative systems. The preferred connection for these printers is via direct socket connection to port 9100 over an Ethernet connection. ITS has been recommending the internal JetDirect Ethernet adapter cards with the Hewlett Packard LaserJet 4 (or higher) printers with Adobe PostScript. Administrative applications requiring printing have also been tested with the HP 4200N/4300N printers with HP emulated PostScript. Since the same PostScript is used in HP's other laser printers, we can recommend the HP 3005N, 4015N, 5200N and 9040N printers for administrative use as well. Anyone purchasing other printers must take full responsibility for testing all applications for themselves and resolving any incompatibilities with the vendor on their own behalf.
Please note that some of HP "personal" laser printers don't come with Postscript built into the printer but offer Postscript support via driver software on the computer. The printer must say that Postscript is one of languages in the printer for it to work with our administrative systems.
PC's can be purchased through the UH Dell Store or the UH Bookstore and Mac's can be purchased through the UH Bookstore. HP Printers are available locally. If you need help deciding on a system please contact Jocelyn Kasamoto (x68295, jocelyn@hawaii.edu) or Byron Watanabe (x66969, byronw@hawaii.edu) for PCs and Teresa Sakata (x62399, teresa@hawaii.edu) for Macs.
Also see Budgeting for Departmental Computers and Technology Pricelists.
ref: http://www.hawaii.edu/its/micro/pc/micro-recommendation.html
