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Santa Clara University - Computers - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.46

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Wireless Access Yes
24-Hour Labs? No
Charged to Print? Yes
Students get a $16 quarterly stipend for printing. It is 8 cents for black and white and 15 cents for color.
Computer Labs 4 - total
Operating Systems
  • Mac OS X
  • Windows XP

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Though Santa Clara has plenty of computers available for student use, they're a hot commodity during midterms and finals week, so students often find it handy to have their own laptop. On the other hand, many students find it unnecessary to own a printer, as it's just as easy to use the printers in the library or dorms. Students are automatically granted $50 in printing money each year, but that money goes fast, and many students have to add money to their account after winter quarter. While campus printers are a great resource, they can be problematic during high-volume times, when they start to jam up or run out of ink right before classes start.

The campus network is fairly reliable, but tends to go down at the most inconvenient time (like during midterms or finals week.) Luckily, it's often fixed pretty quickly. It helps to have an ethernet cable for when the wireless goes out, as there are plenty of ethernet jacks in both the dorms and library.

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Computers at Santa Clara University

eritreangrl91

'13

Financial Planning

5.0
A+

On-Campus Computers

There are many computer labs in the library where you can print using printer points, that are provided each year by SCU. Technology on campus is amazing!

Jan 31, 2012

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oho

'14

Marketing

3.8
B+

Computers

There a good amount available in the library on different floors. They of course get crowded and aren't as available during crunch times like midterms and finals, but besides that you can usually find one that isn't being used at the moment. Most people do have they're own laptops, and WIFI is offered anywhere as long as it's on campus.

Dec 16, 2011

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Computers at Santa Clara University

sundance101

'15

Psychology

4.6
A

Great Technology

printing on campus is easy and you already are given a certain of money for printing that is always enough to cover you from paying to print anything. Printers are accessible in every dorm, but if you want a color printer you'll need to go to the library. wireless is GREAT. i have an ethernet but i don't really need it. You should definitely have a laptop although there are lots of computers in the library

Dec 14, 2011

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Facts

Special Software & Hardware Discounts

Students are eligible for pretty nice discounts (up to 80 percent) on hardware and software purchased through the bookstore. PCs and Macs are both available for purchase, and eligible software programs include Microsoft Office (for both Macs and PCs,) Adobe Acrobat Professional, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Creative Suite.

Free Software

Adobe Acrobat, Checkpoint VPN, Novell software, SmartPrint Clients, Symantec Anti-Virus

Did You Know? The Sobrato Technology Center (just a fancy name for the library's computer resources) has close to 200 state-of-the-art Mac and PC desktop computers for student use. Students also have access to two video editing suites and a video conference room, which comes in handy for class projects.

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