https://pundit.pratt.duke.edu/piki/index.php?title=Recommended_Hardware&feed=atom&action=historyRecommended Hardware - Revision history2024-03-29T11:38:11ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.32.6https://pundit.pratt.duke.edu/piki/index.php?title=Recommended_Hardware&diff=24028&oldid=prevDukeEgr93 at 18:12, 24 June 20192019-06-24T18:12:23Z<p></p>
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</table>DukeEgr93https://pundit.pratt.duke.edu/piki/index.php?title=Recommended_Hardware&diff=21094&oldid=prevDukeEgr93 at 21:23, 18 August 20172017-08-18T21:23:11Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Neither Duke generally nor Pratt specifically require that Duke students purchase computers for personal use. All tasks for courses can be completed in the [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://oit.duke.edu/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">comp</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">print</del>/labs<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/index.php </del>public computing labs], and all students have 24-hour access to most of these labs. Many students, however, will bring their own computers and so this page will discuss recommendations for what to bring.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Neither Duke generally nor Pratt specifically require that Duke students purchase computers for personal use. All tasks for courses can be completed in the [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://oit.duke.edu/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">what</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">we-do</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">services/public-computing-</ins>labs public computing labs], and all students have 24-hour access to most of these labs. Many students, however, will bring their own computers and so this page will discuss recommendations for what to bring.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:; Laptop</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:; Laptop</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::For a laptop, get an excellent security cable! An unsecure laptop presents a sadly large temptation... Note also that the [http://www.duke.edu/police/index.php Duke University Police Department] will [http://www.duke.edu/police/outreach/prevention/engraving.php engrave your laptop for free]. You should also use the IT Security that <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[</del>[https://oit.duke.edu/category/security OIT provides<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]</del>].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::For a laptop, get an excellent security cable! An unsecure laptop presents a sadly large temptation... Note also that the [http://www.duke.edu/police/index.php Duke University Police Department] will [http://www.duke.edu/police/outreach/prevention/engraving.php engrave your laptop for free]. You should also use the IT Security that [https://oit.duke.edu/category/security OIT provides].</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::If possible, I would recommend also purchasing an external mouse, keyboard, and monitor (in that order) for use at the "home base." Trying to do a great deal of editing on a small laptop screen with a trackpad and a miniaturized keyboard can be a miserable experience. If you are adding these and other peripherals, you may also want to look into a docking station to simplify "plugging in" to all the extra devices.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::If possible, I would recommend also purchasing an external mouse, keyboard, and monitor (in that order) for use at the "home base." Trying to do a great deal of editing on a small laptop screen with a trackpad and a miniaturized keyboard can be a miserable experience. If you are adding these and other peripherals, you may also want to look into a docking station to simplify "plugging in" to all the extra devices.</div></td></tr>
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</table>DukeEgr93https://pundit.pratt.duke.edu/piki/index.php?title=Recommended_Hardware&diff=21028&oldid=prevDukeEgr93 at 18:32, 7 March 20172017-03-07T18:32:42Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [http://oit.duke.edu/index.php Office of Information Technology] has prepared a page on [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www.</del>oit.duke.edu/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">comp-print</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">recommendations</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">hardware_specs.php </del>Recommended Computer Specifications]. The page is tailored to Windows and Mac users - but the hardware recommendations are also useful for students using Linux or other operating systems.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [http://oit.duke.edu/index.php Office of Information Technology] has prepared a page on [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://oit.duke.edu/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">help</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">articles</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">recommended-computer-specifications-oit-supported-software </ins>Recommended Computer Specifications]. The page is tailored to Windows and Mac users - but the hardware recommendations are also useful for students using Linux or other operating systems.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::For a laptop, get an excellent security cable! An unsecure laptop presents a sadly large temptation... Note also that the [http://www.duke.edu/police/index.php Duke University Police Department] will [http://www.duke.edu/police/outreach/prevention/engraving.php engrave your laptop for free]. You should also use the IT Security that [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://oit.duke.edu/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">net-security</del>/security<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/ </del>OIT provides]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::For a laptop, get an excellent security cable! An unsecure laptop presents a sadly large temptation... Note also that the [http://www.duke.edu/police/index.php Duke University Police Department] will [http://www.duke.edu/police/outreach/prevention/engraving.php engrave your laptop for free]. You should also use the IT Security that [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://oit.duke.edu/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">category</ins>/security OIT provides]].</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::If possible, I would recommend also purchasing an external mouse, keyboard, and monitor (in that order) for use at the "home base." Trying to do a great deal of editing on a small laptop screen with a trackpad and a miniaturized keyboard can be a miserable experience. If you are adding these and other peripherals, you may also want to look into a docking station to simplify "plugging in" to all the extra devices.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::If possible, I would recommend also purchasing an external mouse, keyboard, and monitor (in that order) for use at the "home base." Trying to do a great deal of editing on a small laptop screen with a trackpad and a miniaturized keyboard can be a miserable experience. If you are adding these and other peripherals, you may also want to look into a docking station to simplify "plugging in" to all the extra devices.</div></td></tr>
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</table>DukeEgr93https://pundit.pratt.duke.edu/piki/index.php?title=Recommended_Hardware&diff=20610&oldid=prevDukeEgr93 at 21:17, 21 August 20162016-08-21T21:17:52Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::For a laptop, get an excellent security cable! An unsecure laptop presents a sadly large temptation... Note also that the [http://www.duke.edu/police/index.php Duke University Police Department] will [http://www.duke.edu/police/outreach/prevention/engraving.php engrave your laptop for free]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><ref></del>[http://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www.</del>oit.duke.edu/net-security/security/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">secure_computer/index.php Secure Your Computer</del>]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, from OIT</ref></del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::For a laptop, get an excellent security cable! An unsecure laptop presents a sadly large temptation... Note also that the [http://www.duke.edu/police/index.php Duke University Police Department] will [http://www.duke.edu/police/outreach/prevention/engraving.php engrave your laptop for free]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. You should also use the IT Security that [</ins>[http://oit.duke.edu/net-security/security/ <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">OIT provides]</ins>].</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::If possible, I would recommend also purchasing an external mouse, keyboard, and monitor (in that order) for use at the "home base." Trying to do a great deal of editing on a small laptop screen with a trackpad and a miniaturized keyboard can be a miserable experience. If you are adding these and other peripherals, you may also want to look into a docking station to simplify "plugging in" to all the extra devices.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::If possible, I would recommend also purchasing an external mouse, keyboard, and monitor (in that order) for use at the "home base." Trying to do a great deal of editing on a small laptop screen with a trackpad and a miniaturized keyboard can be a miserable experience. If you are adding these and other peripherals, you may also want to look into a docking station to simplify "plugging in" to all the extra devices.</div></td></tr>
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</table>DukeEgr93https://pundit.pratt.duke.edu/piki/index.php?title=Recommended_Hardware&diff=18288&oldid=prevPatrickkwang at 20:31, 24 August 20152015-08-24T20:31:43Z<p></p>
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</table>Patrickkwanghttps://pundit.pratt.duke.edu/piki/index.php?title=Recommended_Hardware&diff=15614&oldid=prevDukeEgr93 at 14:37, 9 May 20142014-05-09T14:37:05Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::If possible, I would recommend also purchasing an external mouse, keyboard, and monitor (in that order) for use at the "home base." Trying to do a great deal of editing on a small laptop screen with a trackpad and a miniaturized keyboard can be a miserable experience. If you are adding these and other peripherals, you may also want to look into a docking station to simplify "plugging in" to all the extra devices.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::If possible, I would recommend also purchasing an external mouse, keyboard, and monitor (in that order) for use at the "home base." Trying to do a great deal of editing on a small laptop screen with a trackpad and a miniaturized keyboard can be a miserable experience. If you are adding these and other peripherals, you may also want to look into a docking station to simplify "plugging in" to all the extra devices.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>I now have a Microsoft Surface, and it is glorious for taking notes because the computer knows when the pen is close to the screen and turns off the touch sensing. In other words, you can lay your hand on the screen while writing with the pen and your hand will not "write" on the screen. With an external monitor and mouse and a good keyboard (either the one that comes with a case or an external one) a tablet such as this could do just about everything you would need. Definitely figure out a security solution with these - they are even more...mobile...than laptops.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">::</ins>I now have a Microsoft Surface, and it is glorious for taking notes because the computer knows when the pen is close to the screen and turns off the touch sensing. In other words, you can lay your hand on the screen while writing with the pen and your hand will not "write" on the screen. With an external monitor and mouse and a good keyboard (either the one that comes with a case or an external one) a tablet such as this could do just about everything you would need. Definitely figure out a security solution with these - they are even more...mobile...than laptops.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::With respect to a printer, it is not necessary to have one (given [[ePrint]] and the good number of [https://swat.oit.duke.edu/status/ ePrint stations]) but it can be very convenient to have in-room printing for some documents. A low-cost ink-jet style printer can be a nice - and fairly inexpensive - addition to most computer packages.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::With respect to a printer, it is not necessary to have one (given [[ePrint]] and the good number of [https://swat.oit.duke.edu/status/ ePrint stations]) but it can be very convenient to have in-room printing for some documents. A low-cost ink-jet style printer can be a nice - and fairly inexpensive - addition to most computer packages.</div></td></tr>
</table>DukeEgr93https://pundit.pratt.duke.edu/piki/index.php?title=Recommended_Hardware&diff=15613&oldid=prevDukeEgr93 at 14:36, 9 May 20142014-05-09T14:36:52Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:The OIT recs are a good starting point. Certainly, the more memory you have the better - <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">though 32</del>-bit <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">OS can only access about 4 GB so there's not much reason, at present, to go beyond that</del>. Probably the biggest decision to make is whether to get a desktop or a laptop. There are advantages and disadvantages to each, of course. Desktops are larger - meaning the can accept extra cards (PCI, etc) - and generally less expensive for the same amount of memory and speed as an equivalent laptop. On the other hand, they are not nearly as mobile and cannot therefore be used in the classroom, while tenting, or anywhere else to which it would be a pain to move. Laptops have the mobility advantage, but are generally more expensive, have smaller screens and keyboards, and are more easily pilfered. Given that, I have recommendations for each kind of computer as well as an opinion on printers.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:The OIT recs are a good starting point. Certainly, the more memory you have the better - <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">if you plan on using more than 4 Gb however make sure it is a 64</ins>-bit <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">machine</ins>. Probably the biggest decision to make is whether to get a desktop or a laptop. There are advantages and disadvantages to each, of course. Desktops are larger - meaning the can accept extra cards (PCI, etc) - and generally less expensive for the same amount of memory and speed as an equivalent laptop. On the other hand, they are not nearly as mobile and cannot therefore be used in the classroom, while tenting, or anywhere else to which it would be a pain to move. Laptops have the mobility advantage, but are generally more expensive, have smaller screens and keyboards, and are more easily pilfered. Given that, I have recommendations for each kind of computer as well as an opinion on printers.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::For a desktop, get as high-quality a screen, keyboard, and mouse as you can. Editing papers is much more easily done on a larger screen, and typing code is best done on a full-sized keyboard. Getting a wireless keyboard and/or mouse is not required, but can make it easier to configure the desk in your room and also allows you to work from more locations in the room. I would highly recommend a mouse that has a charging station over one that requires batteries. In any event - get a security cable that you can use to secure both the computer and the monitor.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::For a desktop, get as high-quality a screen, keyboard, and mouse as you can. Editing papers is much more easily done on a larger screen, and typing code is best done on a full-sized keyboard. Getting a wireless keyboard and/or mouse is not required, but can make it easier to configure the desk in your room and also allows you to work from more locations in the room. I would highly recommend a mouse that has a charging station over one that requires batteries. In any event - get a security cable that you can use to secure both the computer and the monitor.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">I now have a Microsoft Surface, and it is glorious for taking notes because the computer knows when the pen is close to the screen and turns off the touch sensing. In other words, you can lay your hand on the screen while writing with the pen and your hand will not "write" on the screen. With an external monitor and mouse and a good keyboard (either the one that comes with a case or an external one) a tablet such as this could do just about everything you would need. Definitely figure out a security solution with these - they are even more...mobile...than laptops.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::With respect to a printer, it is not necessary to have one (given [[ePrint]] and the good number of [https://swat.oit.duke.edu/status/ ePrint stations]) but it can be very convenient to have in-room printing for some documents. A low-cost ink-jet style printer can be a nice - and fairly inexpensive - addition to most computer packages.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::With respect to a printer, it is not necessary to have one (given [[ePrint]] and the good number of [https://swat.oit.duke.edu/status/ ePrint stations]) but it can be very convenient to have in-room printing for some documents. A low-cost ink-jet style printer can be a nice - and fairly inexpensive - addition to most computer packages.</div></td></tr>
</table>DukeEgr93https://pundit.pratt.duke.edu/piki/index.php?title=Recommended_Hardware&diff=9674&oldid=prevDukeEgr93 at 20:22, 8 June 20122012-06-08T20:22:24Z<p></p>
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</table>DukeEgr93https://pundit.pratt.duke.edu/piki/index.php?title=Recommended_Hardware&diff=9218&oldid=prevDukeEgr93 at 20:59, 2 January 20122012-01-02T20:59:40Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::For a desktop, get as high-quality a screen, keyboard, and mouse as you can. Editing papers is much more easily done on a larger screen, and typing code is best done on a full-sized keyboard. Getting a wireless keyboard and/or mouse is not required, but can make it easier to configure the desk in your room and also allows you to work from more locations in the room. I would highly recommend a mouse that has a charging station over one that requires batteries. In any event - get a security cable that you can use to secure both the computer and the monitor.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::For a desktop, get as high-quality a screen, keyboard, and mouse as you can. Editing papers is much more easily done on a larger screen, and typing code is best done on a full-sized keyboard. Getting a wireless keyboard and/or mouse is not required, but can make it easier to configure the desk in your room and also allows you to work from more locations in the room. I would highly recommend a mouse that has a charging station over one that requires batteries. In any event - get a security cable that you can use to secure both the computer and the monitor.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:; Laptop</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:; Laptop</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::For a laptop, get an excellent security cable! An unsecure laptop presents a sadly large temptation... Note also that the [http://www.duke.edu/police/index.php Duke University Police Department] will engrave your laptop for free<ref>[http://www.oit.duke.edu/net-security/security/secure_computer/index.php Secure Your Computer], from OIT</ref>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::For a laptop, get an excellent security cable! An unsecure laptop presents a sadly large temptation... Note also that the [http://www.duke.edu/police/index.php Duke University Police Department] will <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[http://www.duke.edu/police/outreach/prevention/engraving.php </ins>engrave your laptop for free<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]</ins><ref>[http://www.oit.duke.edu/net-security/security/secure_computer/index.php Secure Your Computer], from OIT</ref>.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::If possible, I would recommend also purchasing an external mouse, keyboard, and monitor (in that order) for use at the "home base." Trying to do a great deal of editing on a small laptop screen with a trackpad and a miniaturized keyboard can be a miserable experience. If you are adding these and other peripherals, you may also want to look into a docking station to simplify "plugging in" to all the extra devices.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::If possible, I would recommend also purchasing an external mouse, keyboard, and monitor (in that order) for use at the "home base." Trying to do a great deal of editing on a small laptop screen with a trackpad and a miniaturized keyboard can be a miserable experience. If you are adding these and other peripherals, you may also want to look into a docking station to simplify "plugging in" to all the extra devices.</div></td></tr>
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</table>DukeEgr93https://pundit.pratt.duke.edu/piki/index.php?title=Recommended_Hardware&diff=6368&oldid=prevDukeEgr93 at 02:26, 18 April 20112011-04-18T02:26:42Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::For a desktop, get as high-quality a screen, keyboard, and mouse as you can. Editing papers is much more easily done on a larger screen, and typing code is best done on a full-sized keyboard. Getting a wireless keyboard and/or mouse is not required, but can make it easier to configure the desk in your room and also allows you to work from more locations in the room. I would highly recommend a mouse that has a charging station over one that requires batteries. In any event - get a security cable that you can use to secure both the computer and the monitor.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::For a desktop, get as high-quality a screen, keyboard, and mouse as you can. Editing papers is much more easily done on a larger screen, and typing code is best done on a full-sized keyboard. Getting a wireless keyboard and/or mouse is not required, but can make it easier to configure the desk in your room and also allows you to work from more locations in the room. I would highly recommend a mouse that has a charging station over one that requires batteries. In any event - get a security cable that you can use to secure both the computer and the monitor.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:; Laptop</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:; Laptop</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::For a laptop, get an excellent security cable! An unsecure laptop presents a sadly large temptation... Note also that the [http://www.duke.edu<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/web</del>/police/ Duke University Police Department] will engrave your laptop for free<ref>[http://www.oit.duke.edu/net-security/security/secure_computer/index.php Secure Your Computer], from OIT</ref>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::For a laptop, get an excellent security cable! An unsecure laptop presents a sadly large temptation... Note also that the [http://www.duke.edu/police/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">index.php </ins>Duke University Police Department] will engrave your laptop for free<ref>[http://www.oit.duke.edu/net-security/security/secure_computer/index.php Secure Your Computer], from OIT</ref>.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::If possible, I would recommend also purchasing an external mouse, keyboard, and monitor (in that order) for use at the "home base." Trying to do a great deal of editing on a small laptop screen with a trackpad and a miniaturized keyboard can be a miserable experience. If you are adding these and other peripherals, you may also want to look into a docking station to simplify "plugging in" to all the extra devices.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::If possible, I would recommend also purchasing an external mouse, keyboard, and monitor (in that order) for use at the "home base." Trying to do a great deal of editing on a small laptop screen with a trackpad and a miniaturized keyboard can be a miserable experience. If you are adding these and other peripherals, you may also want to look into a docking station to simplify "plugging in" to all the extra devices.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:;Printer?</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:;Printer?</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::With respect to a printer, it is not necessary to have one (given [[ePrint]] and the good number of [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</del>.oit.duke.edu/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">comp-print</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">printing/eprintlocations.php </del>ePrint stations]) but it can be very convenient to have in-room printing for some documents. A low-cost ink-jet style printer can be a nice - and fairly inexpensive - addition to most computer packages.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>::With respect to a printer, it is not necessary to have one (given [[ePrint]] and the good number of [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">swat</ins>.oit.duke.edu/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">status</ins>/ ePrint stations]) but it can be very convenient to have in-room printing for some documents. A low-cost ink-jet style printer can be a nice - and fairly inexpensive - addition to most computer packages.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Questions ==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Questions ==</div></td></tr>
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