Hardware
Below is a list of standard IT hardware which the Department recommends and supports. IT Purchases outside the scope of this list require special approval of the IT Manager.
Standard PC Desktop
Dell Optiplex 745DT
- Core 2 Duo, 1.86GHz, Processor E6300 (1066Mhz FSB, 2MB L2 cache, Q965 chipset)
- 2GB RAM (2 x 1GB DDR2, 667MHz DDR SDRAM)
- 160GB SATA hard drive (7200RPM)
- Dual Layer DVD +/- RW optical drive
- 1.4MB 3.5" floppy drive
- USB optical mouse & USB multimedia keyboard
- Windows XP Pro, SP2 (OEM)
- 4 year, next business day, on-site warranty
- IEEE1394 Firewire PCI card
- DVI PCI converter card
- 17" Ultrasharp LCD monitor (Analog & DVI, 1280 x 1024 pixels)
Budget: ~$2000 ex gst
Depreciation: Straight-line over 4 years
Standard PC Laptop
Toshiba Tecra M5 (Phased out July 2007)
- P4-DM, 1.86GHz, Processor 750 (533MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache, 915 chipset)
- 2GB RAM
- 80GB hard drive
- Dual Layer DVD +/- RW optical drive
- Wireless 802.11a/b/g (built-in)
- IEEE1394 Firewire (built-in)
- Windows XP Pro, SP2 (OEM)
- Additional 2 year warranty (3 yr warranty in total)
- 14.1" XGA display (built-in, 1024 x 768 pixels)
- ~ 2.26kg
- Required extras
- Kensington laptop security cable
- Laptop bag
- USB mouse (optional)
Budget: ~$3000 ex gst
Depreciation: Straight-line over 4 years
Standard Mac Desktop
Apple Mac Mini
- Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz
- 1GB RAM
- 80GB SATA hard drive
- Slot loading dual layer SuperDrive DVD+R DL/DVD-RW/CD-RW optical drive
- 3 year, onsite warranty
- Plus
- Additional 1GB RAM
- Apple USB keyboard & USB mouse
- Dell 17" Ultrasharp LCD monitor
Budget: ~$1200 ex gst
Depreciation: Straight-line over 4 years
Standard Mac Laptop
Apple MacBook - White
- Intel Core Duo 2GHz (667Mhz FSB, 2MB L2 cache)
- 1GB RAM
- 80GB SATA hard drive
- Dual layer SuperDrive DVD+R DL/DVD-RW/CD-RW
- Wireless 802.11n (built-in)
- Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (built-in)
- Firewire 400/800
- USB 2.0
- iSight camera (built-in)
- 3 year, onsite warranty
- 13.3" display (1280 x 800 resolution)
- ~ 2.31kg
- Plus
- Additional 1GB RAM
Budget: ~$1599 ex gst
Depreciation: Straight-line over 4 years
Standard Network Printer
HP Laserjet 4250DTN
- 1200dpi
- 43ppm
- 64MB RAM
- Postscript level 3 support
- 10/100 Base-T
- 1 x manual feed paper tray & 2 x 500 sheet paper trays
- Duplexer
Budget: ~$2900
Depreciation: Straight-line over 5 years
Standard Network Switch
Cisco Catalyst 3750 Switch with POE
- Level 3 switch
- 32 Gbp/s backplane
- QoS (Quality of Service)
- Security filtering
- Options
- 24 port 10/100/1000 + 4 SFP ports (3750-24PS-S)
- 48 port 10/100/1000 + 4 SFP ports (3750-48PS-S)
Budget: $3500 - $6000
Depreciation: Straight-line over 7 years

Cisco Catalyst 3750 Switch