Recommended Configurations

Before buying a computer or printer, or to determine whether your current computer meets the minimum requirements to be supported by CIS, please review:

• Recommended Windows configurations
• Recommended Mac configurations
• Recommended Printers (faculty and staff)

Personal Purchases: Students, Faculty, and Staff

• Computers
  • Apple: Apple Computers from the Brown Bookstore Technology Center
  • Dell: Dell Computers from the Brown Bookstore Technology Center (please note that only Dell systems purchased at the Bookstore are eligible for warranty repairs at the Bookstore) 
• Printers, peripherals and computer accessories:  Brown Bookstore Online E-Store

Brown University Purchases: Faculty and Staff

If you are administrative staff working in an academic department, consult with your Information Technology Support Consultant (ITSC) or Departmental Computing Coordinator (DCC) about the solution that is best for you.

• Computers
  • Apple: After consulting with your departmental computing staff, computers can be ordered from the Brown Bookstore Technology Center
  • Dell:  Dell is Brown's preferred PC vendor for strategic pricing and full support on campus. Your departmental computing staff* can create an eQuote with Dell, which can then be purchased by your department's financial coordinator in Workday.  The best pricing is available on Brown's recommended models.
• Printers
  • HP: online from OfficeMax IT online ordering site.