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Rice University - Computers - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.85

Computers

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Wireless Access Yes
Campus-wide
24-Hour Labs? Yes
All residential labs, Mud, Ryon, and Fondren, and most others are 24 hours if you have access to the building.
Charged to Print? Yes
6 cents per page
Computer Labs 27 - total
Operating Systems
  • Mac OS X
  • Unix/Linux
  • Windows XP

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Rice students are among the most geeky and therefore tech-savvy students in America. So naturally, the computers and technology on campus are top-of-the-line. Although students admit that you can get by without your own computer, there are the obvious advantages to owning your own desktop or laptop. On the other hand, Rice has enough labs to go around, and the hours and locations are convenient to all. The labs are popular places to work, as they offer fewer distractions than the residence halls. Overcrowding is rarely a problem, and both Macs and PCs are available.

However, for the sake of convenience, a personal laptop or desktop is highly recommended. High-speed Ethernet and Wi-Fi are available and free to all students, both within the dorms and across campus, and computers are probably the most widely-used form of communication within the Rice community. Since the entire campus is wireless, it is easy to work (or not work) anywhere and any time.

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Computers at Rice University

kdp12

'15

Political Science and Government

3.8
B+

Wireless Easy to Access

I haven't used computer labs, so i don't know about those. But the wireless is almost always available.

Dec 26, 2011

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Computers at Rice University

gvb1

'12

Public Policy Analysis

4.6
A

Personal Infrequent Use

I personally prefer using my own computer, but the times I have used campus computers I've rarely had to wait for one to open up. Labs are understandably crowded at crunch times. Occasional problems occur with campus computers but they are solved almost as soon as they've been reported.

Dec 05, 2011

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Computers at Rice University

RiceOwls

'14

Computational and Applied Mathematics

5.0
A+

Everywhere

Each residential college has its own computer lab. And then there's a few public one in the library, Mudd lab, and various academic department. WiFi is pretty fast at most of the dorms.

Jul 18, 2011

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Special Software & Hardware Discounts

Students can get discounts on Microsoft products. Softchoice offers Rice students discounts on Adobe software, too.

Free Software

(Windows): Cisco VPN Client, PC-cillin Antivirus, SSH Secure Shell Client, StarNet X-Win 32; (Mac): Cisco VPN Client, Network Associates Virex Antivirus, Fetch (S) FTP Client; (Unix/Linux): Cisco VPN Client, McAfee Virus Scan 4.4, SSH Secure Shell Client

Did You Know? Rice and IBM share a strong partnership. So strong in fact that in 2010, IBM donated a $7.6 millon supercomputer that is among the fastest in the world.

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