All PLU departmental purchases must be coordinated through Computing and Telecommunication Services. We will work with numerous vendors to find the best price/value for the University and get back to you with a quote for the equipment. Please send purchase requests to comptelc@plu.edu. You can also contact us at ext. 7525 for more information.
Note: We provide service and support for equipment purchased only through our department and not by other means, e.g., directly from a vendor or business.
Sustainability
It is our practice to purchase only computers and printers that are Energy Star compliant and/or have EPEAT certification. More information on EPEAT can be found here.
Our standard computer options for Fiscal Year 09-10:
| Windows | Apple |
| Faculty and Staff: Desktop Dell Optiplex 760 Mini Tower Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (2.80GHz) Windows XP Professional operating system 2.0GB RAM 256MB ATI Radeon HD video card 160GB hard drive DVD+/-RW combo Dell 19" UltraSharp Flat Panel monitor No floppy drive Dell Speakers Microsoft Office 2007 Laptop Latitude E6500 Intel Core Duo Processor (2.4GHz) Windows XP Professional operating system 2GB RAM DDR2 SDRAM 160GB hard drive 256MB NVIDIA video card 8x DVD+/-RW combo Wireless card Microsoft Office 2007 |
Faculty: Desktop iMac Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (2.66GHz) Mac OS 10.5 2GB DDR3 SDRAM NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics card 256MB 320GB hard drive Dual-layer SuperDrive 20" widescreen LCD Microsoft Office 2008 Laptop MacBook (2.0 GHz) 13" display Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2GB DDR3 RAM 160GB hard drive NVIDIA GeForce 9400M video card Microsoft Office 2008 |
Personal computer purchases may be made through the PLU Bookstore or other computer vendors. If you choose to purchase equipment online, you may want to check for discounted pricing for individuals associated with educational institutions. Minimum requirements for use on our network as well as general guidelines for choosing a new computer are listed here.
Updated 6/8/2009