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The FY09 Batch

The FY09 batch and faculty selection is soon to occur. We will notify you when this happens.

What kind of machines are offered in this batch?

The following computers were offered for the FY08A batch here.

Desktops

IBM PC with 19" LCD Monitor

  • ThinkCentre M55 Desktop
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Processor
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 160 GB hard drive
  • Windows Vista operating system
  • DVD recorder drive
  • Integrated Gigabit ethernet
  • Lenovo optical mouse
  • 256 MB video adapter (VGA; DVI-I; TV)
  • 4-year warranty

iMac with 20" widescreen

  • Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (2.4 GHz)
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 320 GH hard drive
  • Mac OS X v 10.4 (Tiger) operating system with iLife '08
  • DVD+R DL/DVD+-RW/CD-RW drive
  • Built-in iSight camera
  • Airport Extreme
  • 10/100/1000 MB ethernet card
  • USB/Firewire ports
  • 4-year warranty

Laptops

ThinkPad T61 with 15" widescreen LCD monitor

  • Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (2.0 GHz)
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 160 GB hard drive
  • Windows Vista operating system
  • DVD-R drive
  • 1 GB integrated ethernet and wireless networking A/B/G/N
  • USB ports
  • Biometric Fingerprint Reader
  • 4-year warranty

MacBook with 13" LCD screen

  • Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (2.16Ghz)
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 160 GH hard drive
  • Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger) with iLife '08
  • DVD+R DL/DVD+-RW/CD-RW drive
  • Built-in iSight camera
  • Airport Extreme
  • 10/100/1000MB ethernet card
  • USB/Firewire ports
  • 4-year warranty

MacBook Pro with 15" LCD screen

  • Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (2.2Ghz)
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 120 GH hard drive
  • Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger) with iLife '08
  • DVD+R DL/DVD+-RW/CD-RW drive
  • Built-in iSight camera
  • Airport Extreme
  • 10/100/1000MB ethernet card
  • USB/Firewire/ExpressCard34 ports
  • 4-year warranty
Note: The upgrade cost for MacBook Pro is $400

Sun Ultra M2

There is also the option to get a Sun machine for the FY08A batch. The specifications and price will be obtained upon selection of the computer. Below, you will find the tentative configuration for FY08A.

ACCC does not offer warranty or support for Sun computers. You will need to contact Sun directly for warranty and support.

Sun Ultra M2 workstation (tentative configuration)

  • 1 AMD Opteron Model 1214 Processor (Dual Core)
  • 1 MB On Chip L2 Cache
  • 1 GB DDR2-667 memory
  • 1 x 160 7200rpm SATA disk drive
  • 1 NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 Graphics Accelerator
  • 1 DVD-ROM drive
  • 2 x 10/100/1000 BaseT ethernet ports
  • 6 USB ports
  • 2 IEEE 1394a ports
  • 1 PCI-Express x16 slot
  • 2 PCI-Express x1 slots
  • 4 conventional PCI slots (32-bit/33-MHz)
  • Sun Studio software preinstalled
  • Sun Java Studio Creator software preinstalled
  • Sun Java Studio Enterprise software preinstalled
  • Solaris 10 operating system
  • 1-year warranty
  • 1-year parts exchange, next business day
  • PC or Unix-style keyboard

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Questions

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