Hardware
For all Bethel students, a personal laptop is recommended but not necessary due to the public labs that are provided and managed by ITS. If you would like to purchase a personal laptop for yourself to use for your Bethel program, we recommend the following brands and devices:
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Dell Latitude 3000 Series - Starts at: $416$599.9300 Good for: Google Docs, Microsoft Office, Spotify, browsing the web. Dell Latitude 5000 Series - Starts at: $741$1,039.9300 Good for: Google Docs, Microsoft Office, Spotify, browsing the web, Adobe Creative Cloud, Math/CS software. Dell Latitude 7000 Series - Starts at: $899$1,169.00 Good for: Almost any software you will need to run. |
These devices are similar to the ones that we choose to deploy to our employees and support on a daily basis. Owning one of these devices allows us to support your technology better at the Help Desk.Please note: Bethel ITS will not disassemble or physically repair any personal device. If student/staff/faculty need a personal device repaired they should consult professional repair services.
If you would like to purchase a device not listed above, the following recommendations will be helpful in making sure that it is functional for you:
- Linux and ChromeBooks are not recommended devices, although we can provide limited support of these. Many Chromebooks appear to utilize Wi-Fi adapters that are not certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance. The non-certified Wi-Fi adapters may not connect to Wi-Fi Enterprise Networks.
- In most cases, we recommend that you have at least 4GB 16GB of RAM. Some software programs will require 8GB, however.We recommend that you have an SSD
- The industry has moved to SSDs (Solid State Drive) with 128GB of storage or moreas standard, but it's good to make sure a device has one before purchasing it. We recommend SSDs with at least 256GB of storage, or 500+ GB if possible.
If you have any questions or would like us to help you decide which laptop would be best for you, please call us at (651) 638-6500 or visit us on campus in RC 419.
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