Hardware Standards
Policies
The following guidelines for standards are based on current technology available combined with the current needs of our end-users. The primary considerations for each configuration (desktop, printing, portable computing) are:
- Ease of connectivity to the college network
- Consistent performance of all integrated components in our network environment
- Industry leader with an established track record in manufacturing, sales and service
- Successful in-house experience with the chosen products and configurations
- Serviceability by CCNY Tech, our Hardware Repair Service Provider
- Minimum campus lifetime of four years
- Hamilton recommends laptop computers for individuals' computing needs
Below are the configurations* for new replacement computers for the year 2024-2025:
* Configurations are subject to change based on availability at the time of purchase.
| Apple Configurations | |
|---|---|
| Desktop: iMac 24" Apple Silicon or M3 Processor 16 GB RAM 256 or 512 GB Solid State Drive 24” Display USB Keyboard & Mouse Mac OS Sonoma |
Notebook: MacBook Pro 13" or 14" Apple Silicon or M3 Processor 16 GB RAM 256 or 512 GB Solid State Drive 13.3” or 14" Display Mac OS Sonoma |
| Hewlett Packard Configurations | |
| Desktop: HP EliteOne 840 23.8 inch G9 All-in-One Desktop PC 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12500 16 GB RAM 256 or 512 GB Solid State Drive 23" Display USB Keyboard & Mouse Windows 10 Enterprise |
Notebook: HP EliteBook 840 14 inch G10 Notebook PC 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1340P 16 GB RAM 256 or 512 GB Solid State Drive 14" Display Windows 10 Enterprise |
For questions about these Policies, Procedures, Plans and Standards, contact:
Joe Shelley, Vice President for Libraries and Information Technology
315-859-4169
