{"id":602,"date":"2020-09-25T15:46:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T15:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=602"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:56:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:56:00","slug":"technology-purchases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/services-resources\/technology-services\/technology-purchases\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology Purchases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Consider the following questions before purchasing your computer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are you primarily writing papers and accessing the Internet?<\/li>\n<li>Do you need to use your computer for programming?<\/li>\n<li>Do you need to use your computer for multimedia work?<\/li>\n<li>Will you be creating graphics, music, or video?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some applications will benefit by using a more powerful computer. Increasing the amount of available system memory is the single most effective thing you can do to improve performance. Use of a solid state disk (SSD) will also improve performance significantly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minimum Suggested Hardware Configuration:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 38.1595%; height: 264px;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 4.74632%; height: 24px;\"><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.52398%; height: 24px;\">Intel 12th gen Core i5-1235u or faster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 4.74632%; height: 24px;\"><strong>System Memory<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.52398%; height: 24px;\">16 GB or more<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 4.74632%; height: 24px;\"><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.52398%; height: 24px;\">512 GB SSD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 4.74632%; height: 24px;\"><strong>Display<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.52398%; height: 24px;\">1920 x 1080 Touch Screen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 4.74632%; height: 24px;\"><strong>Operating System<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.52398%; height: 24px;\">Windows 11 64-bit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 4.74632%; height: 24px;\"><strong>Network<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.52398%; height: 24px;\">10\/100\/1000 Mbps Ethernet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 4.74632%; height: 24px;\"><strong>Wireless<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.52398%; height: 24px;\">Wi-Fi 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5>Program Specific Requirements<\/h5>\n<p>The following programs have specific technology requirements. Please refer to the links below for more information.<\/p>\n<h5>Interior Design<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marymount.edu\/interiordesign\/laptop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.marymount.edu\/interiordesign\/laptop\">Technology Requirements\u200b<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Traditional and Accelerated B.S.N. Students<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h6>Laptop Required<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Transitional DPT and OTD programs<\/h5>\n<p>Students are required to have a laptop or desktop. Lectures are able to run on mobile devices; however, quizzes and exams must be taken on a laptop or desktop. Last updated 1\/11\/23.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Minimum Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Operating system:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft Windows 10&nbsp;<u>or later<\/u><\/li>\n<li>Mac OS X 10.10 or later<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Processor:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Single core 1 Ghz or higher required; dual-core 2 Ghz or higher (Intel i3\/i5\/i7 or AMD equivalent) recommended<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hard Drive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>RECOMMENDED: 500 GB SSD (not required)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Free Disk Space:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>250 MB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Memory (RAM):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;4 Gb minimum; 16 Gb recommended<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Microphone:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Internal or External<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Webcam:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Internal or External<\/li>\n<li>320&#215;240 VGA Resolution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Internet Speed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Upload = 0.2 Mbps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Software:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)<\/li>\n<li>PDF Reader<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Internet Browser:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Google Chrome<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Use the following links<\/strong> to obtain useful information before purchasing a new computer:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Dell Personal Computer Purchase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dell.com\/en-us\/lp\/students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/Dell.com\/Marymount\">Dell Personal Computer Purchase<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Apple Personal Computer Purchase\" href=\"https:\/\/store.apple.com\/us-hed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/store.apple.com\/us-hed\">Apple Personal Computer Purchase<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following questions before purchasing your computer: Are you primarily writing papers and accessing the Internet? 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