Bishop Connolly High School offers wireless internet access and wireless printing throughout its entire campus. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to bring and utilize their own laptops to complete research and work. Typically, when we recommend a laptop for students, we suggest they refer to the specifications listed by the University of Massachusetts. We suggest these specifications because our overall goal is to create an educational environment as close to that of a college as possible. Additionally, these recommended specifications should last a student for their entire high school career. The current laptop specifications are as follows:
Recommended Configurations
We recommend that you purchase a system that meets or exceeds the following basic specifications. Such specifications will not only support all of a student’s needs, but will do so for the duration of his or her high school career.
Processor (CPU): |
Intel Core Duo, 2.26 GHz |
Operating System: |
MS Windows XP Home or Professional (with Service Pack 3); Vista (with Service Pack 1); Windows 7; Ubuntu |
Memory: |
2 GB RAM |
Storage: |
160 GB internal hard drive |
CD-ROM: |
DVD-RW/CD-RW |
Monitor/Display: |
14"/15" LCD |
Other: |
802.11b or 802.11g - compliant wireless network card, network interface card |
Software: |
Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 or OpenOffice (available for free at: http://www.openoffice.org) |
Minimum Requirements
We support the following minimum computer configurations which you can use to connect to the campus-wide network.
Processor (CPU): |
Pentium 4, at least 1 GHz |
Operating System: |
MS Windows XP Home or Professional (with Service Pack 3); Ubuntu |
Memory: |
512 MB RAM |
Storage: |
40 GB internal hard drive or 4GB SDD (static disk drive) |
CD-ROM: |
DVD/CD-RW |
Monitor/Display: |
14"/15" LCD |
Other: |
802.11b or 802.11g - compliant wireless network card, network interface card |
Software: |
Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 or OpenOffice (available for free at: http://www.openoffice.org) |
Discount Laptop Purchasing Program
Currently being negotiated with multiple vendors.
