general hardware specification
This specification emphasizes performance over any particular manufacturer or brand. Please note that two standards (minimum and recommended) are often specified.
CPU Type: Intel Core Duo or AMD Turion required
Speed: Minimum Speed 1.66 GHz required; 2.0GHz recommended
RAM: 1Gig minimum required; 2GB recommended
Hard Disk Capacity: 100Gig, 7200rpm required
CDROM RW DVD RW: DVD RW CD RW required
Screen size: 15" min required; 17" recommended
Graphics Card: 128 MB minimum required*; 256MB recommended**
Ethernet: Integrated 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN required
Wireless: Integrated 802.11b/g required
USB-Firewire: USB 2.0 required
Operating System: Windows XP Pro SP2 required**
*256MB of memory and a specific chipset is required on the graphics card to run AutoCAD 2007 Student Edition. Please review these special requirements for AutoCAD 2007 Student Edition before purchasing a laptop.
**At this time, The University of Texas at Arlington is NOT supporting the use of Windows Vista. If students are unable to order their laptops with Windows XP Professional SP2 from the manufacturer, they will need to visit the campus computer store in Ransom Hall in order to purchase a copy.
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