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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Dept. of Academic Technology
One Washington Square
San José, CA 951920026
408.924.2850
Located in: IRC 208