Windows Desktop Minimum Configuration

• Pentium 4 processor or equivalent
• Windows XP and above
• 60 Gig Hard Drive or larger
• 512 MB RAM or more
• CDROM drive
• 10/100 Ethernet adaptor
• Web Browser - Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox 3 
• Microsoft Office 2003 or later
• Anti-Virus software - provided by GVSU if living in on campus housing
• Anti-Spyware (recommended)

Macintosh Minimum Configuration

(for existing machine support)    

• 1.8GHz Intel/PowerPC (G5) 1.6GHz
• 1 GB of RAM
• OSX 10.4 (10.5 preferred)
• 120 gig HD
• CDR/DVD
• 10/100 Ethernet Card and/or Airport Wireless
• Speakers
• Safari, Firefox
• Anti-virus software
• MS Office 2004

Windows Recommended Configuration

(recommended new Windows machine purchase)

• Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent 
• Windows Vista Home Premium 
• 120 Gig Hard Drive or larger
• 2048 MB RAM or more
• DVD/CD-RW Drive
• 10/100 Ethernet adaptor   
• Web Browser - Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox 3 
• Microsoft Office 2007 or later
• Anti-Virus software - provided by GVSU if living in on campus housing
• Anti-Spyware (recommended)

for Laptops

• 802.11n wireless network adaptor  

Macintosh Recommended Configuration

(recommended new Macintosh machine purchase)