Please note that all newly purchased hardware will be equipped with Windows 7, Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or Mac OS 10.7 (Lion).
Models for Cascade - summer 2011 :
HP Compaq 8200 Elite Small Form Factor PC with 32-bit Windows® 7 Professional, Intel® Core i5 Processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 250GB hard drive, SuperMulti DVD Writer Drive, FirePro 2270 (512MB) graphics card.
HP EliteBook 8460p Notebook PC, with 32-bit Windows® 7 Professional, 2.50GHz Intel® Core™ i5 Processor, 14.0 inch HD display, Integrated Webcam, 1GB Radeon™ HD 6470M graphics card, 4 GB DDR3 RAM, 250 GB hard drive, DVD±RW drive, Bluetooth. Requires no contribution, but may require supervisor/department approval for staff members.
Mac Mini with 320GB Hard Drive, 4GB DDR3 RAM, DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW, 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU. Requires no contribution, but may require supervisor/department approval for staff members.
15” MacBook Pro with 15” Widescreen Display, 500GB Hard Drive, 4GB DDR3 RAM, DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW, 2.2GHz Intel i7 Quad-core CPU. ($1200 department/grant contribution*, may require supervisor/department approval for staff members)
13” MacBook Pro with Display: 13” built in LCD, Hard Drive: 500GB Serial ATA (5400 RPM), Memory: 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2 DIMM), Optical Drive: SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW), Processor: 2.7GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7CPU. ($500 department/grant contribution*, may require supervisor/department approval for staff members)
*The laptop contribution applies only to primary, College funded "cascade" computers. Department or grant funded purchases will be charged fully to the department.
Because of changes in pricing between models, we are able to offer a standard configuration Windows desktop, Mac Mini desktop, or Windows laptop without additional cost to the individual or department. We are offering two models of Mac laptop, and each will have an unsubsidized additional cost ( $500 for the 13" MacBook Pro, and $1200 for the 15"Macbook Pro). Please note that this differential is based entirely on the cost difference between these models and those which do not require additional funding. This funding model was established in the 2010/11 cascade in consult with administrative cabinet members and the Provost.
As with previous years, alternate specifications of Windows or Mac computers may be unavailable, may not be supported, or may be available only with a department contribution.
Other Supported Hardware & Software - as of summer 2011:
HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one With 32-bit Windows® 7 Professional, 2.93 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 Processor, 21.5 inch widescreen display, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, media card reader, 250GB hard drive, SuperMulti DVD Drive
ATI 1GB graphics card, Webcam and microphone.
iMac with 21.5” LCD display, 500GB Hard Drive, 4GB DDR3 RAM, DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW Optical Drive, 3.6 GHz Intel Core i5 dual core CPU
New Mac Book Air models with 4gb ram are supported as secondary/research computers, but are not part of the "cascade" replacement.
A few notes on the levels of support being provided for different hardware and software choices:
Self-supported
Microsoft Windows Vista - remains self-supported
Dell GX280s and earlier models - are now self-supported
17" iMacs and PowerMac G4s - are now self-supported
Please ask about support on Netbooks, Tablets, iPads, MacBook Airs, alternate configurations (inlcuding multi-processor hardware) and Printer models. More information will be available soon, in the meantime, please understand that not all models will be supported or sponsored by the College.
updated April 2011