
Worried about the wait? Loaner laptops are provided to students who purchased from the DTC while on campus.

The Duke Technology Center's mission is to provide students, faculty, staff, and departments with efficient service for the warranty repairs and accidental damage claims of their Apple, Dell, and Lenovo laptops.
IS MAC OR WINDOWS BETTER FOR COLLEGE SOFTWARE
(available for students on the software site) (available for students on the software site), OS 11 (Big Sur)Įxtended warranty plan, including accidental damage coverage, for expected life of machine and a laptop bag to protect your computer. The majority of laptops come standard with this capability. Please do not bring any personal routers to campus as this will interfere with available wireless. Wireless ( 802.11 AC) is available in all residence halls. Memory demands for currently supported operating systems will require at least 2 gigabyte (GB) of memory.Īn increasing number of cloud storage offerings and prevalence of solid state drives allows for lesser local storage.īuilt-in LAN 10/100 (Ethernet) for all systems wireless for laptops (Windows: 802.11b/g/n Mac: Airport Extreme)īuilt-in LAN Gigabit (Ethernet) for all systems wireless for laptops (Windows: 802.11n Mac: Airport Extreme)

If you decide to bring a computer to Duke instead of purchasing through the Duke Technology Center, we strongly recommend that your system meet the following minimum specifications.įor technical programs also consider computer requirements for your program. Visit the Duke Technology Center website to find out more and place your order.
IS MAC OR WINDOWS BETTER FOR COLLEGE PROFESSIONAL
Students have access to convenient professional service and support at the Link and access to loaner computers if repairs are needed. These computers come with 3 years of manufacturer's warranty including accidental damage coverage. Please work with your local IT support to propose and submit your departmental order via partnership with Apple, Dell, and Lenovo have enabled us to offer and recommend some of the best computers available at educational pricing.

Faculty and staff: Visit the Duke Technology Center website to learn about the Duke Computer Program standards offering standardized computer models at educational pricing with extended warranties through our preferred vendors Dell, Lenovo, and Apple.
