Computer Requirements for High Point University
Any newly purchased computer will more than meet our minimum requirements for accessing our campus network. Most areas of campus are wireless including every building. Every building also has ethernet jacks available for wired network and internet access. If you would like to use the campus wireless network, be sure that your machine is wireless 802.11b/g accessible.

Suggested Requirements for EXISTING computers:

• Processor
  • any brand 1.5GHz
• Memory
  • 1 gig
• Hard drive
  • 20 gigs
  • DVD/RW drive
• Network
  • 10/100 NIC or any wireless
• Operation System
  • Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS 9 or greater
• Video
  • 32 megs
• Software
  • Microsoft Office 2007

• Processor – Any of the following
  • Intel Dual Core – any speed
  • Intel Core 2 Duo – any speed
  • AMD Athlon – any speed
  • AMD Turion – any speed
• Memory
  • 2gigs or more
• Hard drive
  • 120gigs or more
• Network
  • Any Wireless G or N
• Software
  • Microsoft Office 2007
  • AVG Antivirus Free Edition

Dell Computer Discount
Please see http://www.highpoint.edu/services/ and follow the link called “Computer Purchase Program” for instructions on how to receive a discount on Dell purchases.

Software Discount
Please see http://www.highpoint.edu/it/ and follow the link called “Software Purchase Program” for instructions on how to receive a discount on select software such as Microsoft Office 2007.