Laptop Computer Requirement for 2011-12 Academic Year
Overview
All NYU@NUS students are required to have a laptop for take-home exams and other purposes. This laptop must support wireless connectivity, and must have a PDF reader. A recommended minimum configuration is listed below. Please know that this requirement may become more restrictive in future academic years–in particular perhaps requiring the use of a Windows-based laptop–when the NYU@NUS program requires the use of laptops for in-class exams.
A printer for personal use, though not required, is recommended for a variety of uses including printing class handouts and take-home exams. Although laser printers are available in the computer labs for printing course-related assignments, reports, research projects, and the like, you should not count on these community printers to print take-home exams which are sometimes severely time-limited. Thus, if you are not comfortable reading take-home exams on a computer screen, you should purchase a printer.
You may want to purchase your laptop under the NUS Notebook Ownership Scheme.
Questions regarding this policy can be directed to:
Law School Student Laptop Support
laptops@exchange.law.nyu.edu
ITS Laptop Support Phone: (212) 992-8183
Minimum Hardware Requirements
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2 GB of memory (RAM)
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80 GB hard drive capacity (minimum ... larger capacity recommended if you store media (i.e. photos, music, videos))
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Intel Processor (Mac requirement only ... older PowerPC processors no longer supported)
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CD(DVD combo drive (not required, but highly recommended)
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Ethernet card (recommended, but not required)*
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Wireless card with 802.11 a, g, or n capability**
* Ethernet card and cable are necessary to take advantage of ResNet for wired Internet access from the residential halls.
** A wireless card is needed to take advantage of the wireless network. Most 802.11 a, g and n compliant wireless cards will work with the NYU wireless network.
Software Requirements
For ALL laptops, you must have a licensed copy of the operating system. We reserve the right to refuse service to laptops with non-licensed or unactivated copies of the operating system. Dual-booted systems are not supported for exams (e.g. Windows-via-Boot Camp on a Mac)
Operating Systems
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Windows Vista with Service Pack 2, OR Windows 7 with Service Pack 1
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OS 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, or 10.7 Lion
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IMPORTANT: As of Fall 2011, Windows XP and OSX 10.4 (Tiger) are no longer supported
Software
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Office Productivity Software, such as MS Office, LibreOffice or WordPerfect Suite
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Symantec Endpoint Protection (provided free through the University) or other up-to-date antivirus software
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PDF reading software (e.g. Adobe Reader X)