New Computers (Students, Faculty, and Staff)
Individual students, faculty, or staff who wish to purchase computers are eligible to purchase Apple and Dell systems at a discounted price. All configuration, pricing, and ordering can be done online via these Web sites:
Apple Online Store
Dell/Cedarville Online Store
Hewlett Packard/Cedarville Online Store
As an alternative, students can often get excellent pricing by watching the Sunday newspaper ads for store specials and/or rebate offers.
We recommend that you look for the following features when shopping for a computer:
- At least 2GB of memory (4GB is better)
- At least 100GB of disk space on a notebook computer or 200GB of disk space on a desktop system
- CD-RW/DVD drive (DVD writer would be better)
Most of the computers on campus are Windows-based, but we do have a number of students who use Apple computers. The choice of buying Windows vs. Apple would depend on your personal tastes, budget, etc.
Please note:
- Cedarville University provides a University-owned computer in every residence-hall room, so it is not necessary for resident students to own their own computer.
- Student-owned computers can access Groupwise e-mail and the Internet, but cannot run other University-licensed software (Autocad, SPSS, Microsoft Office, etc.). See the SPC Web site for more information.
- Departments wishing to buy computers should consult with Computer Services prior to the purchase. In general, buying a system other than our standard-issue system will result in higher costs over the life of the system (even if the initial purchase price might be lower).