Landmark College
Notebook Program

Spring 2009 Minimum Required Notebook Specifications

If you will be bringing your own notebook computer to Landmark College for the Spring 2009 semester, it must meet the following specifications:

  • PC Compatible Notebook
  • Apple computers w/ Boot Camp running a supported version of Windows.(Apple computers running a version of the Mac OS are not supported and will only have access to the internet.)
  • 1.0 GHz Processor & 1GB RAM Minimum (2GB Recommended)
  • Windows XP Home or Professional
  • Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, & Ultimate. (Vista Home Basic is not supported)
  • Vista 64 bit versions are not supported because of the incompatibility with the required software.
  • 80GB hard drive with 10GB of available space
  • CD drive (CD burner strongly recommended)
  • Ethernet & Wireless
  • Current Anti-Virus Software (your computer cannot be registered for internet or network use without anti-virus software)

Required Software
Even if you are bringing your own notebook computer to the College, there are three software programs required for classroom use, which can be purchased at the Landmark College Bookstore. Microsoft Office Professional 2003** $24, Inspiration $50, Kurzweil 3000 Read $176 and two Novell products—Netware Client and GroupWise Client—that are licensed by Landmark for campus network access and email.  

**Important note: Under the conditions of our campus agreement, the Microsoft product is licensed to students during the period of their enrollment at Landmark. If a student graduates, he or she is granted perpetual use rights by Microsoft. The purchase does not include the disks for Office Professional and does not allow the product to be reinstalled once the student leaves the college. All other software products include the installation disks and are owned by the student.

Recommended Software
Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred v10 (voice-recognition) software at a cost of $175.

Landmark Network Access :
All personal notebooks must be registered before internet access is granted.  Students will be asked to turn in their computers for registration when they arrive on campus.  If a notebook does not meet the minimum requirements, it will not be registered and no network or internet access will be granted.

Service and repairs are not available to owners of personal, non-Package notebooks.  Accordingly, with the limited exception of connectivity issues and spyware cleanup, any problems with personal, non-Package notebooks are the responsibility of the student. ITS will not violate warranty conditions that are set by the manufacturer to troubleshoot or repair these notebooks.  There are computer repair shops nearby that can assist students that brought their own computers.

 
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