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Wireless Access Yes
24-Hour Labs? No
Charged to Print? Yes
Black and white printing is generally free of charge, with some restrictions on the amount and type of pages students can print. Certain labs charge for specialized printing, such as color printing, glossy printing, and large sheet printing.
Computer Labs 100 - labs campus-wide 22 - labs run by ITS
Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Mac OS X
  • Windows XP

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

One of the greatest features at RIT is its unprecedented computer network. The sheer volume that the system can handle is astounding. The school openly boasts that no student needs to bring their own computer to campus since there are enough school-owned computers to supply the need. While bringing your own computer isn’t necessary, it is suggested, if for no other reason than being able to sit in your dorm room and do your work with cheese-curl crumbs all over your Snoopy pajamas. Just simply plug your computer in, and you’ll be connected to the campus and the Web in a matter of moments. The recent waves of worms and viruses that have been attacking RIT’s system are considered by ITS to be a minor inconvenience. It is because of this, however, that students who choose to bring their own computers are now required to register each one at the beginning of the year. It is at this time when each individual computer is checked by ITS to ensure that each one is virus-free and adequately protected from future virus outbreaks. One of RIT’s priorities is that students not only receive the best technology services, but the most cautious as well.

ITS and Resnet are also great resources that are available to RIT students. At RIT, students can always get tech support and computer repairs (within reason) for free. The staff is always helpful and courteous, even to those students who aren’t computer savvy. If you aren’t willing to go to the student-run tech support center, there are always other students you can turn to. With one of the best computer science programs in the country, it is a pretty safe bet that you will know at least one reputable CS major or someone with a vast knowledge of computers; maybe this someone will owe you a favor!

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Computers at Rochester Institute of Technology

rangerfreak616

'15

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

5.0
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Computers Are Second to None

The computers at this school are great and I have never encountered problems. I have a computer lab on the first floor of my residence hall that has both Mac and PC computers along with FREE printing. The entire campus is wireless and it seems that no matter where I go I always have a great connection. The internet is always fast and reliable, except during the Registration periods, but considering the amount of traffic on the servers during those times it is actually amazing how smoothly things go.

A personal printer is not needed at all, but to have a printer with a copier is very convenient as the only other place you can make copies that I know of is in the library and that costs money.

Feb 10, 2012

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Computers at Rochester Institute of Technology

kunoichikari

'15

Computer and Information Systems Security

4.6
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Computers at RIT

There are always computers to use, even if some labs get crowded around the end of the quarter. Printing is fairly good, with lots for free. The network, however, has some bugs that knock it out on a regular basis, same with the wireless. You can access wireless from anywhere on campus, so you definitely want, if you don't actually need a PC.

Nov 09, 2011

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KeilaC

'13

Marketing

4.6
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Print for Free in NRH

The lab dormside can be used to print for free. Technically there is a page limit, but the labbies dont actually care

Oct 29, 2011

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Special Software & Hardware Discounts

You can get a number of software packages at the bookstore for student rates. Some of the most frequently purchased packages are Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as Microsoft Office.

Free Software

Acrobat Reader, Matlab, Minitab, Symantec AntiVirus, and various major-specific programs are available through professors.

Did You Know?

The Nathaniel Rochester Hall, which houses the Computer Science House, was voted the third most wired dorm in the nation! The Galisano Building for the College of Information and Computer Science is a state-of-the-art facility that gives students access to some of the best equipment available.

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