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Computer Buying Guide

ITS has secured agreements with top vendors including Apple, CDW-G and Dell for reduced cost software and hardware purchased for educational purposes. The John Marshall Law School Help Desk can also assist you in making any purchasing decisions.

Computer Purchasing Decision

ITS understands that there are many options faced when purchasing a new computer for law school; primarily deciding whether to get a Mac or PC. At John Marshall both are suitable options. Exam taking software is made available for students, free of charge, for both Macs and PCs. ITS also provides students the option to purchase Microsoft Office for both Macs and PCs. Printing, Internet databases, distance learning applications and everything you need to be successful in law school are available on each platform.

Deciding to purchase a Mac or PC is therefore contingent upon cost and personal preference as both technologies are compatible and supported at John Marshall.

If you have an older computer that you would like to use at John Marshall you must meet the minimum requirements:

Apple Macintosh Computers

• Mac OS X 10.4 or higher

Windows PCs

• Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7
• 1 GHz Pentium III (or industry equivalent)
• 1 GB RAM
• Screen Resolution must be 1024x768 or higher

Computer Health check policy

To connect to the John Marshall Network:

• The computer operating system must be Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, (Non-English operating systems are NOT supported). All Windows critical patches must be installed
• You must have Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Service Pack 3 for Windows XP.
• Anti-virus software must be installed; for a list of approved A/V software please contact the Help Desk.
• Anti-virus software must be licensed and up-to-date.

Computer Software

The John Marshall Software Purchasing Site

ITS provides students with a Software Purchasing Website. This site contains common software titles for use at John Marshall. Included are free Anti-virus programs, printing software and other utilities for download.