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.

Standards

Desktops Standards (Revised Date 02/28/2017)

Item	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

Windows Laptop Standards (Revised Date 02/28/2017)

Item	Low	Medium	High
Dell Model	Latitude	XPS	Precision
HP Model	Pro	Folio	Elite
Operation System	Current OSx64 Preferred	Current OSx64 Preferred	Current OSx64 Preferred
Processor Type	i3	i5	i7
Graphic System	Integrated	1 GB	2 GB
Monitor Support	Yes	Yes	Yes
RAM	8 GB	8 GB	16 GB
Hard Drive	256 SSD	256 SSD	320 SSD
Optical Drive	Optional	Optional	No
Camera/Mic	Yes	Yes	Yes
Media Card Reader	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 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®

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

Item	Low	Medium	High
Apple Model	MacBook Air 13	MacBook Pro 13	MacBook Pro 15
Operation System	Current macOS	Current macOS	Current macOS
Processor Type	i5	i5	i7
Graphics System	Integrated	Integrated	Dedicated
Monitor Support	Yes	Yes	Yes
RAM	8 GB	8 GB	16 GB
Hard Drive	128GB SSD	256GB SSD	512GB SSD
Optical Drive	N/A - Separate	N/A - Separate	N/A - Separate
Camera/Mic	Yes	Yes	Yes
Media Card Reader	N/A	N/A	N/A
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)

Printers- HP Selection Utility
- Business Models must be selected
Energy Star® / EPEAT®
- Not required, but preferred

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