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
1GB RAM minimum
80GB Hard Drive or larger
DVD +/- Dual Layer Drive
10/100Mbps Ethernet Connection
Windows XP Professional 32-bit
3-year On-site Warranty
Note: We are recommending that you purchase the 32-bit operating system (OS). There are many applications that will not work with the 64-bit OS at this time.
Intel Core Duo Processor
1 GB RAM
80GB Hard Drive or larger
CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive
10/100Mbps Ethernet Connection
Wireless 802.11 b/g built-in
3-year On-site Warranty (suggest adding complete hardware coverage to protect you from accidental damage.)
Microsoft has released a new Operating System called VISTA. This OS will have higher hardware requirements so if you are purchasing a computer now and want to upgrade to VISTA at some point in the future you may want to purchase a system that is VISTA ready. Please remember that not all UH administrative applications work with Vista. Please review document " Vista Application Compatibility" <http://www.hawaii.edu/askus/773> for more information, or go to the Microsoft's VISTA website for more information on the hardware requirements for VISTA and what VISTA has to offer.
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)
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 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
