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Sciences听in all academic, research, and administrative areas
*** New (August 2020) ALL Pharmacy STUDENTS HAVE A 500-page PRINT QUOTA听 - University-Wide
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Increase your print quota by 1,000 FOR $20.00. The print quota is limited to the current
semester and is non-refundable.
To purchase additional print quota, please click on the link below:
Main Campus: WO 1259 - The Student Resource Center is an open lab for any UTCoPPS student
Health Science Campus: HEB 150 - The Student Resource Center is an open lab for any student with printing restricted
to 听UTCoPPS students only.
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Student personal hardware and software purchases
Faculty & Staff personal hardware and software purchases
PC Recommendations
*** Chromebooks are not recommended ***
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PC Recommendations: |
听You can also download / view this听guide in PDF format by clicking here |
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Desktop or Laptop PC |
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Processor 听**Intel chipsets are preferred over the AMD chipsets |
Intel Core i5 or i7 |
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Memory |
8GB RAM or more |
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Hard Drive 听**SSD (Solid State Drives increase performance considerably AND have no moving parts like a standard hard drive) |
256 GB SSD or more (** 512 GB SSD hard drive is personally preferred) |
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Wireless card |
802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.1 |
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Additional hardware |
Webcam (if a webcam is not part of your laptop specifications (or desktop) be sure to have a USB webcam ready to use with your PC. |
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Operating System 听**Do not use Windows 8 |
Windows 10 |
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Software |
Microsoft Office365 (free for students through UT) |
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What would I get? Personally: |
Dell XPS 13 laptop with a 512GB SSD, Intel i5 1035G1 CPU, Windows Home, 8GB 3733MHz RAM, with a 3-year warranty. With the added warranty, it costs a little more. I like the 13-inch听edge-to-edge听screen vs. 15-inch. It will be lighter than a 15-inch laptop. ** If you do a lot of video editing and graphic design, I would recommend 16GB 3733MHz RAM. ** |
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**Many new PC laptops come with only the USB-C connector. Be sure to look at what
type of connectivity comes with a PC that you are interested in getting. I've seen
models with both USB-C only and some with the older USB connectors. ***And most laptop manufacturers are eliminating the CD/DVD Drive. Consider this if you think you will need to access CDs or DVDs. |
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Apple Recommendations: |
Any laptop model: MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro |
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Processor |
Intel Core i5 or i7 |
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Memory |
8GB RAM or more |
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Hard Drive 听**SSD (Solid State Drives increase performance considerably AND have no moving parts like a standard hard drive) |
256 GB SSD or more |
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Wireless card |
802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.2 |
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Operating System |
OSX - currently OSX version is Catlina. |
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Software |
Microsoft Office365 (free for students through UT) |
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Pricing on Macs can be higher than PC counterparts. Sometimes, infrequently, Best Buy will have 2-day sales on Macbooks [marking them down $200, sometimes more]. Keep an eye on their web page for these kinds of deals. If there are discounts on Apple's website for UT students, they can be found here: |
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**Many new Mac laptops come with only the USB-C connector. Be sure to look at what
type of connectivity comes with a macbook that you are interested in getting. I've
seen models with both USB-C only and some with the older USB connectors. |
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Here is the link (PDF)听from Student Orientation Information (PDF File)