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The wireless network is awesome. If you have a laptop with a wireless modem, you’d be nuts not to bring it. You can access the Web anywhere on campus and take notes on your computer during lectures. Many people still prefer the old fashioned way, however, and they lug extra notebooks around to write everything down. These students usually will not encounter a problem if they have to use a computer on campus. You can check your e-mail in any of the computer labs and also in the library and the Student Administrative Services office in the Main Building. If you need MS Office or some other software for an assignment, the computers in Korman are fully loaded and it’s cheap to print there.

Be careful, though—while students usually don’t have problems accessing computers, the labs do fill up during mid terms and finals. The best times of day to use the labs are 7 a.m.–12 p.m. and 5 p.m.–close. Your best bet is to bring a laptop and either connect through the wireless network, or plug in to an Ethernet jack in Korman, the library, or wherever else you can find one. Although the labs are accessible during most of the quarter, it would be wise to have your own computer even if it is not a laptop.

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CAT5e

'16

Business Administration and Management

4.6

A

Mind Boggling Internet Speeds

Those who lives in dorms have access to insane Internet speeds. Drexel has two 5-gigabit connections, and students are given access to these insane speeds. The wired internet has no slowdowns, and I have never experienced an outage. The only reason I give this category an A and not an A+ is because the wireless internet is flawed.

Some areas on campus have poor connections, for example the library's lowest floor. It does, however, seem to work OK in most classrooms.

Macbooks are available to borrow, and apparently there is free tech support provided whenever someone has a problem with their own computer. All of the computers that I have used on campus are fast and up-to-date.

Feb 06, 2012

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jcnewsch

'16

Electrical Engineering Technician

2.3

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The Computers Are Okay Here.

Here at Drexel, the computers are okay. The wireless connection is slow, and the connection for faster connection isn't working on my computer. But, the wired internet is awesome.

Nov 06, 2011

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bazzinator25

'16

Materials Engineering

4.6

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Fast!

The whole campus in wireless and it never really goes down. When plugged in, the internet is the fastest I have ever seen. There are always open computers in the library and around campus. The university does not care whether you use a mac or pc and provides tons of free software for both. They do offer printing and copying, but you will have to pay.

Oct 08, 2011

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