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The university has negotiated special educational pricing for our students. Visit the Spartan Bookstore web site for purchasing information.

 

Personal Computers

It is highly recommended that all university students have a personal computer.

San José State University recommends the following specifications for laptops for academic year 2003-04.

These are recommended hardware standards for freshmen entering San José State University for Spring 2004. We advise students to check with their program to see if there are any minimum requirements.

  Standard/Multi-Media PC Laptop Standard/Multi-Media Apple Laptop
Processor Pentium 4/AMD Athlon 1800 CPU G4
Speed 1.7 GHZ 867 MHz
Memory Size 512 MB RAM 512 Mb RAM
Hard Disk 30 GB Disk 30 GB Disk
CD-ROM CD-RW/DVD Combo Combo/Super Drive
Modem Built-in 56Kflex Built-in 56Kflex
Ethernet Card 10/100 Network Card Built in
Ports USB, Infrared, Firewire USB, Firewire
Video Capabilities 1024x768, Millions of colors 1024x768, Millions of colors
Display 14.1" Color Active Matrix 12.1" Color Active Matrix
Wireless Card 802.11b card (128-bit WEP capable) 802.11b card (128-bit WEP capable)
Operating System Windows 2000 Professional/Windows XP Pro OS X
Battery Life 2+ hours 2+ hours

 


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One Washington Square
San José, CA 951920026
408.924.2850
Located in: IRC 208

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