CSULB Minimum Hardware Standards

Overview

The following 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.

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Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Purchase Program

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) (Pub. L. 117-2). The ARP appropriated approximately $39.6 billion for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) and represents the third stream of funding appropriated for HEERF to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. Taken together, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) (Pub. L. 116–136), the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) (Pub. L. 116-260), and the ARP represent HEERF I, HEERF II, and HEERF III, respectively.

As part of the CSULB HEERF proposal process, many Colleges and Departments received approval to purchase employee technology (laptop and related technology). To comply with HEERF funding, employee technology purchases must enable employees to fulfil their job duties while working remotely, or through hybrid work arrangements (combination of remote and on-campus) as a result of coronavirus. Because of this requirement, approved HEERF employee technology purchases are limited to laptop computers (Windows/Mac), monitors, keyboards, and mice.

Laptop Standards (Windows/Mac) and Peripherals detailed below reflect approved standard configurations to meet the needs of employees at the lowest possible prices available. Deviation from these standard purchases must be approved by area Business Officers who manage HEERF allocations, and must be purchased outside of this purchase program.

Windows Laptop Standards (Revised Date 08/10/2022)

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

Dell Latitude 7530

Component Specifications
Processor 12th Gen. Intel® Core™ i7-1265U (10 Core, 12 MB Cache, 12 Threads, up to 4.80 GHz, vPro® Enterprise) 
Memory 16 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz, integrated 
Hard Drive 512 GB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD, Class 35 
LCD 15.6" FHD (1920x1080), Non-Touch, 400 nits, FHD IR Cam, Mic 
Graphics Intel Iris XE 
Camera FHD/IR Camera with ExpressSign-In + Intelligent Privacy, Camera Shutter 
Keyboard Single Point keyboard w/backlit (no 10-key) 
Wireless Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz + Bluetooth 5.2 
Battery 4 Cell, 58 Wh, ExpressCharge™ Capable 
AC Adapter 90W USB-C 
Misc Two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, two Thunderbolt 4 w/Power Delivery, HDMI 2.0, Micro-SD 4.0 reader, one headset (headphone and microphone combo) port
Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64bit 
Warranty 4 Years Hardware warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service 
Accidental Damage 4 Years Accidental Damage Service
Windows Autopilot Registered? Yes
Weight 3.39 pounds

Dell Latitude 7330

Component Specifications
Processor 12th Gen. Intel® Core™ i7-1265U (10 Core, 12 MB Cache, 12 Threads, up to 4.80 GHz, vPro® Enterprise) 
Memory 16 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz, integrated 
Hard Drive 512 GB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD, Class 35
LCD 13.3" FHD (1920x1080), Non-Touch, 400 nits, FHD IR Cam, Mic
Graphics Intel Iris XE 
Camera FHD/IR Camera with ExpressSign-In + Intelligent Privacy, Camera Shutter 
Keyboard Single Point keyboard w/backlit (no 10-key)
Wireless Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz + Bluetooth 5.2 
Battery 4 Cell, 58 Wh, ExpressCharge™ Capable 
AC Adapter 90W USB-C 
Misc One USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, two Thunderbolt 4 w/Power Delivery, HDMI 2.0, one headset (headphone and microphone combo) port
Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64bit 
Warranty 4 Years Hardware warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service 
Accidental Damage 4 Years Accidental Damage Service
Windows Autopilot Registered? Yes
Weight 3.00 pounds
Dell Precision 7770
Component Specifications
Processor Intel Core i9-12950HX (30 MB cache, 24 threads, 16 cores, 2.30 GHz to 5.00 GHz, vPro) 
Memory 32GB, 1x32GB NECC 4800MHz DDR5 CAMM Module
Hard Drive 1 TB, M.2 2280, Gen 4 PCIe x4 NVMe, SSD
LCD 17.3-inch, FHD 1920 x 1080, 60 Hz, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 99% DCIP3, 500 Nits, RGB Cam/Mic WLAN
Graphics NVIDIA RTX A3000 12GB GDDR6
Camera FHD Camera, No ExpressSign-In, Camera Shutter
Keyboard Single Pointing Non-Backlit English US Keyboard and 10 Key Numpad 
Wireless Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 Wireless Card with Bluetooth 5.2
Battery 6-Cell 93WHr Lithium Ion Battery
AC Adapter 240W E5 Power Adapter
Misc RJ-45, two USB 3.2 Type-A, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with DP, two USB-C Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, one SD-card reader, one universal audio jack
Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64bit 
Warranty 4 Years Hardware warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service
Accidental Damage 4 Years Accidental Damage Service
Windows Autopilot Registered? Yes
Weight 6.65 pounds

Dell Latitude 3420 (Students)

Component Specifications
Processor 11th Generation Intel Core i3-1115G4 (2 Core, 6M cache, base 3.0GHz, up to 4.10 GHz)
Memory 8GB, 1x8GB, DDR4 Non-ECC
Hard Drive M.2 256GB PCIe NVMe Class 35 Solid State Drive
LCD 14" HD (1366 x 768) AG Non-Touch, 220nits
Graphics Intel i3-1115G4, Integrated Intel UHD Graphics
Camera 720p
Keyboard Non-Backlit Keyboard
Wireless Qualcomm(R) QCA61x4A 802.11ac Dual Band (2x2) Wireless Adapter, Bluetooth 5.0
Battery 41Whr
AC Adapter 65W, 4.5mm Barrel
Misc RJ-45, One USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, One USB 3.2 Gen 1, One USB 3.2 Gen1 w/PowerShare, One USB 2.0, HDMI 1.4a, microSD-card slot
Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64bit
Warranty 3 Years Hardware warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service
Accidental Damage 3 Years Accidental Damage Service
Windows Autopilot Registered? Yes
Weight 3.35 pounds

Apple Laptop Standards (Revised Date 03/29/2022)

Apple MacBook Pro 14" - Space Gray

Component Specifications
Processor Apple M1 Pro with 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
Memory 16GB unified memory
Hard Drive 512GB Solid State Drive
LCD 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display
Graphics M1 16-core GPU
Camera 1080p FaceTime HD camera
Keyboard Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Wireless 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
Battery 70Whr
AC Adapter 67W USB-C
Misc Three Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI Port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port
Operating System Monterey
AppleCare 4 Years
Apple DEP? Yes
Weight 3.5 pounds

Apple MacBook Pro 16" - Space Gray

Component Specifications
Processor Apple M1 Pro with 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
Memory 16GB unified memory
Hard Drive 512GB Solid State Drive
LCD 16-inch Liquid Retina XDR display
Graphics M1 16-core GPU
Camera 1080p FaceTime HD camera
Keyboard Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Wireless 802.11ac Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
Battery 100Whr
AC Adapter 140W
Misc Three Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port
Operating System Monterey
AppleCare 4 Years
Apple DEP? Yes
Weight 4.7 pounds

Miscellaneous/Peripherals

Desktops PC Standards (Revised Date 02/28/2017)

Component Low Medium High
 Dell Model  Optiplex  Optiplex  Dell Precision
 HP Model   Elite  Elite  Elite
Operating System Refer to software Standard Refer to software Standard Refer to software Standard
Processor Type Core i5 Core i7 Xeon E5
Number of Cores Quad Core Quad Core Quad Core
Graphics System Integrated (HDMI or DP) Integrated (HDMI or DP) Dedicated Card
Support for Dual Monitors? Yes Yes Yes
RAM 8 GB DDRR3 (PC3-1333) 16 GB DDR3 (PC3-1600) 16 GB DDR3 (PC3-1600)
Hard Drive #1 256 SSD 256 SSD 256 SSD
Hard Drive #2 Optional Optional Optional
Optical Drive Optional Optional Optional
Keyboard USB Standard USB Standard USB Standard
Mouse Laser Laser Laser
vPro Management Ready Standard Standard Standard
Monitor 22 minimum diag 22 minimum diag 24 minimum diag
Speakers Optional Optional Optional
Warranty 3/3/3 (parts/labor/on-site repair)
Dell 1yr, 3yr optional
3/3/3 (parts/labor/on-site repair)
Dell 1yr, 3yr optional
3/3/3 (parts/labor/on-site repair)
Dell 1yr, 3yr optional
Energy Star® / EPEAT® Preferred Preferred Preferred

Apple Desktop Standards (Revised Date 04/25/2017)

Item Low Medium High
Apple Model iMac 21.5 iMac 27 Mac Pro
Operation System Current macOS Current macOS Current macOS
Processor Type Core i5 Core i5 Xeon E5
Graphics System Integrated (HDMI or DP) Dedicated Card Dedicated Card
Monitor Support Yes Yes Yes
RAM 8 GB LPDDR3 8 GB LPDDR3 16 GB LPDDR3
Hard Drive 1TB HDD 1TB HDD 1TB HDD
Optical Drive N/A - Separate N/A - Separate N/A - Separate
Keyboard Bluetooth Standard - USB Optional Bluetooth Standard - USB Optional N/A - Separate
Mouse Bluetooth Standard - USB Optional Bluetooth Standard - USB Optional N/A - Separate
Monitor 21.5 27 N/A - Separate
Speakers Standard Standard N/A - Separate
Warranty Apple 1yr, AppleCare 3yr optional Apple 1yr, AppleCare 3yr optional Apple 1yr, AppleCare 3yr optional
Energy Star® / EPEAT® Energy Star® / EPEAT® Energy Star® / EPEAT® Energy Star® / EPEAT®
 

Tablet Standards (Revised Date 02/28/2017)

Item Apple Ipad Pro Microsoft Surface HP Chrome Book Dell Latitude
Storage 32 GB 64 GB 16 GB 16 GB
Data Plan Optional No No No
USB Port No Standard Standard  
Micro SD slot No Standard Standard  
WIFI Standard Standard Standard Standard

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.