Minimum Specifications

2011 – 2012 Laptop Specifications WINDOWS PC APPLE MACINTOSH
Operating
System
Allowed (32 bit and 64 bit):
Windows XP Professional or Home SP3
Media Center Edition 2005*
Vista (not Enterprise) SP2
Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows 7 Professional
Windows 7 Ultimate
Macintosh OS 10.5 or Above, 10.6

VGA or DVI adapter for presentations
Productivity Tools Microsoft Office 2007/2010 Microsoft Office for Mac 2008/2011
Windows Emulation Software N/A Windows emulation or dual boot is required in order to ensure student
can run all software required. Bootcamp is preferred.
Processor Speed XP: Core Duo (not Celeron)
Vista: Core Duo (not Celeron)
1.83 Ghz
Memory XP: 1 GB RAM
Vista or 7: 2 GB RAM or better
2 GB RAM
Hard Drive 100 GB 100 GB
Graphics Card XP: Integrated card
Vista or 7: 128 MB Video memory
Integrated card
Warranty 3 year parts and labor >(on-site strongly recommended) 3 year parts and labor Applecare
Removable Storage At least 1 GB USB drive or other external drive to back up law school materials.
Insurance Comprehensive breakage, theft, hazard (strongly recommended) For more information, contact Safeware Insurance
www.safeware.com 1.800.800.1492
Virus and Spyware Protection Software Symantec Antivirus is provided by the University. Log into webcentral and look under the resources tab.
  • XP will no longer be supported by our exam software. If you relied on information on this page before 7/21/2011 and were counting on bringing a laptop with XP to law school, please contact helpdesk as soon as possible.

If you have any questions about the Sturm College of Law laptop requirements, please contact:

Joan Pope
Helpdesk Coordinator
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Telephone: 303.871.6464 · E-mail.: