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Click on the Dell Logo to access the Dell Computer Pages or go to the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia to find another Dell deal. These may not be the best current deals on laptops, however.

We recommend you buy from Dell because of the 3-year one-day response service plan.

No network connection is supported by JCHS for non-PC-based machines.

The JCHS Technology support to students: They provide connection to the network in residence halls and the PA classroom.

Below are the specifications and recommendations for PA students from our JCHS Technology Dept.
Processor         Pentium 4 or higher, Dual Core recommended
Hard drive  80 GB or greater
Operating system   Windows XP Pro is the College Standard.

If you have Windows Vista, we recommend Windows Vista Business.

Internet Browser

IE 7

Memory       1 GB required 2 GB recommended
Storage  A DVD player with a CDRW drive
Wireless Card  Wireless G required Wireless N optional
Network Card Any internal network card
McAfee or another good anti-virus software Latest version with automatic updates
Software  Microsoft Office 2007
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Personal Printer Your preference
 
You need Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.   Remember, You MUST have virus protection.