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New Hardware Purchases

The following can be used as a reference for NIC faculty and staff when purchasing hardware.  It provides an estimate of pricing structures used by approved vendors for desktop computing.  To order, see purchasing procedures.

Hardware Approved Vendor Model or Series Approximate Price
Desktop PC Gateway
Dell		 E Series
OptiPlex GX		 $1250-2500
$1250-2500
Laptop Gateway
Dell		 Solo
Latitude		 $1800-2500
$1800-2500
Tablet PC Gateway M285 $1800-2500
Printer* HP LaserJet
Inkjet
Color LaserJet		 $1000-2000
$150-300
$2300+
Scanner
 		 HP 600 DPI, 36bit $100+
PDA's Dell
HP		 Palm OS or
Pocket PC		 $125-800

There are pros and cons to both Inkjet and LaserJet printers.  To help determine which is the best for your situation, visit Inkjet vs. LaserJet, or contact your service provider.

Proper surge protection is required and ordered with all new systems.  If the existing PC already has a high quality surge protector, it is "rolled over" with the PC to the new user.  (NOTE: Simple multi-plug outlets and/or power strips are not adequate for surge protection.)

Existing NIC Hardware

Hardware Minimum for
WindowsXP Build		 Minimum for
Windows2000 Build
Processor Pentium 4 Pentium 4
RAM 512 MB 512 MB
Network Card Intel Pro 100+ Intel Pro 100+
Hard Drive 40 GB 40 GB

Other Hardware Minimums & Standards

Hardware Minimum or Standard
Printer HP LaserJet
Laptop NIC Xircom or 3Com, PCMCIA

 
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