ASHLAND
Faculty PC Lifecycle Replacement Program

Available Options for 2008 : (scroll down to view full details)

Plan 1. Dell Laptop w/Carrying Case
Plan 2. Dell Desktop PC w/LCD Monitor
Plan 3. Gateway Tablet w/Carrying Case
Plan 4. Apple MacBook Pro w/Carrying Case
Plan 5. Apple iMac
Plan 6. Unix or other Workstations


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College Education Business & Economics Arts & Sciences Library
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Additional Accessories (Department is responsible for cost)
Accessory For Use With Plan(s) Price
17'' Flat Panel Monitor (2nd monitor) Desktop 2,5,6 188.10
  Laptop 1,4 233.10
Video Card (if have 2nd monitor) Desktop 2,5,6 TBA
DELL USB Keyboard/Mouse Laptop 1,3,4 16.83
Extra Power Adaptor (traveling) Laptop Dell 1 73.99
  Laptop Gateway 3 99.99
Docking Station Laptop Dell 1 99.00
Laptop Gateway 3 79.00
MacBook Pro 4 300.00

Information Technology WILL transfer the following items to your new computer:
  • My Documents
  • Favorites
  • Bookmarks
  • Music required for University instruction or business.
  • Pictures required for University instruction or business.
  • Supported Software required for University instruction or business.
  • Hardware- PDAs, Printers, Scanners, etc.

I have read and understand that Information Technology will transfer the above items required for University instruction or business to my new computer.

Information Technology WILL NOT transfer the following personal (non AU) items to your new computer:
  • My Documents
  • Software
  • Pictures
  • MP3s
  • Itunes
  • Hardware-PDAs,Printers,Scanners etc.

I have read and understand that Information Technology will not transfer the above personal (non AU) items to my new computer. I will be responsible for backing these items up before Information Technology picks up my old computer.

I have read and understand that I need to return to Information Technology my old system in its entirety. (Monitors, keyboards, mice, laptop cases, docking stations and all power adaptors.)






Each of the computers offered as part of the Faculty PC Lifecycle Replacement Program are state of the art machines designed to offer the best performance and maintainability. Specialized hardware and software (e.g., Unix Workstations) are also available upon request. All peripherals such as printers, PDAs, keyboards/mice (i.e., ergonomic, wireless, etc.), and other external devices are purchased by the faculty members department.

Plan 1, 3 or 4: Laptop batteries are considered consumables. The warranty on laptop batteries is 1-year. If a laptop battery fails or needs replaced for any reason after the first year, the cost will be incurred by the faculty members department.

Plan 1

Dell Laptop
w/Carrying Case



Pros
Portability
Equivalent to Desktop Power
Cons
Lack of Expandability


Specs
Dell Latitude D830 w/carrying case
Windows XP Pro
2.20 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM
80 GB Hard Drive
DVD+/-RW
No Floppy Disk Drive
14.1" Wide Screen Display
Wireless a/g card

Plan 2

Dell Desktop
w/LCD Monitor



Pros
Traditional Configuration
Expandability
Cons
Larger footprint
Lack of portability

Specs
Dell Optiplex 740 Desktop
Windows XP Pro
2.60 GHz duo Athlon
2GB RAM
80 GB Hard Drive
CD RW, DVD/-RW
Speakers
No Floppy Disk Drive
17" LCD Display

Plan 3

Gateway Tablet w/Carrying Case


Specs
Gateway M285E Tablet w/Carrying Case
Windows XP Pro
1.83 GHz Intel Duo Processor
2 Gig Ram
40 GB Hard Drive
CD-Rom
No Floppy Disk Drive
14.0 Display
Wireless a/g card
MBP

Plan 4

Apple MacBook Pro

Pros
Portability
Equivalent to Desktop
Power
Cons
Lack of Expandability

Specs
Apple MacBook Pro
OS X Leopard, Office 2008
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM
200 GB Hard Drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVDRW/CD-RW)
AirPort Extreme Card & Bluetooth
No Floppy Disk Drive
15.4" Display
Built-in iSight Camera
iMac

Plan 5

Apple iMac

Pros
Traditional Configuration
Expandability
Cons
Larger footprint
Lack of portability

Specs
Apple iMac 17"
OS X Leopard, Office 2008
1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo
1 GB RAM
250 GB Hard Drive
SuperDrive
8x double-layer (DVDRW/CD-RW)
No Floppy Disk Drive
17" LCD Display
Built-in iSight Camera
linux

Plan 6

Unix or other Workstations