CSULB Minimum Hardware Standards

Overview

The following minimum hardware standards are intended to be a consistent baseline for all university-owned Windows and Macintosh computers. College and department approved applications can be added to this base standard as appropriate.

Laptops

Windows - (Revised Date 05/22/2025)

Refer to Dell Purchase Process for a guide on purchasing items from Dell Premier.

Employee 

Family of Products:
  • Dell: Pro, Pro Max, Pro Plus, Latitude, Precision
  • HP: EliteBook, ZBook
  • 14 and 16 inch models
Component Minimum Specifications
Processor Intel® Core™ 5
Memory 16GB
Storage 512GB
Operating System Windows 11 Pro 64bit 
Warranty 3 Years 
Accidental Damage 3 Years 
Windows Autopilot Registered? Yes

Student Assistants / Student Loan Programs

Component Minimum Specifications
Processor Intel® Core™ 3 
Memory 8 GB
Storage 256GB
Operating System Windows 11 Pro 64bit
Warranty 3 Years 
Accidental Damage 3 Years 
Windows Autopilot Registered? Yes

Apple - (Revised Date 05/22/2025)

Employee 

Family of Products:
  • Macbook Pro, Mackbook Air
  • 14 and 16 inch models
Component Specifications
Processor M4 chip 
Memory 16GB 
Storage 512GB 
Operating System macOS Sequoia
AppleCare 4 Years
Apple DEP? Yes

Desktop - (Revised Date 05/22/2025)

Employee 

Family of Products:
  • Dell Pro, Pro Max, Precision
  • HP Elite, Pro, Z Workstation
Component Minimum Specifications
Processor Intel® Core™ i5
Memory 16GB
Storage 512GB
Service 4 Years
Autopilot? Yes

Miscellaneous/Peripherals

Tablet Standards (Revised Date 05/22/2025)

  • Apple iPad, Apple DEP Enrolled

Audio/Visual Standards (Revised Date 06/02/2017)

Item Recommended Minimum Standards
Vendor Extron Electronics
Digital Projector Epson, Panasonic, Sony, Hitachi
Lamp 4500 lumens
Video connection HDMI,VGA, RS262, HDBase T
Standard Lecture Rooms Spectrum Freedom One Life Lectern

Printer Minimum Standards (Revised Date 02/28/2017)

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The following software standards are intended to be a consistent baseline for all university-owned Windows and Macintosh computers.