Current Standard
Following are the computer configurations that departments should purchase to be eligible to participate in the DeSC program. Dell Computers are purchased through the Dell Premier Page. See KB Solution 4642 for information about ordering computers.
The standard will be updated every 12 months, or as changes in technology dictate. The current recommended hardware standard has the following specifications:
Dell Optiplex 960 Minitower Desktop
- Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor E8400 (3.00GHz, 6M, 1333MHz FSB)
- Dell 19 inch UltraSharp™ 1908FPW Widescreen, Adjustable Stand
- 2.0 GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM, 800 MHz (1DIMM)
- 160GB RAID 1 SATA 3.0Gb/s amd 8MB DataBurst Cache
- (No Floppy Drive)
- 16X DVD+/-RW SATA
- Windows VISTA
- Dell Quietkey USB Keyboard, No Hot Keys, English
- Dell USB Optical Mouse with Scroll
- 256 MB ATI Radeon HD 3450, 2 DVI and 2 VGA/1TV out, FullHeight
- Dell AX210 Speakers
- 5 Year Basic Limited Warranty plus 5 Year NBD On-Site Service
- Central software set
Dell Latitude E6400 Laptop
- Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, (2.40 GHz) 3M L2 Cache 1066MHz FSB
- Memory 2.0GB, DDR2-800 SDRAM, 1 DIMM
- 14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA Display
- 80GB Hard Drive, 7200RPM with Free Fall Sensor
- 8X DVD+/-RW
- NVIDIA® Quadro NVS 160M™ with Express Card
- Intel® WiFi Link 5300 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card
- 6-Cell/56 WHr Primary Battery
- 90W A/C Adapter
- 4 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 4 Year NBD Onsite Service
- Central software set
