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Wireless Access Yes
24-Hour Labs? No
None, but it’s a non-issue since each student is issued a laptop and printer by the College.
Charged to Print? Yes
10 cents per page from any public printer
Operating Systems Windows XP

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The Ursinus laptop initiative is the driving force behind computing on campus. Since its introduction in 2000, it’s been a powerful addition to the College. What’s more is that at the end of sophomore year, each student trades in his or her laptop for a brand new one. There is also a buyback option if students don’t want to part with their beloved computer. If anything goes wrong with your laptop while you’re here, the computer service center on the third floor of Myrin Library can help you out. Although having good computer labs on campus would be nice, it is irrelevant because every student has a laptop. And since the campus is becoming increasingly wireless, it makes Internet access all that much easier.

However, those who try to use certain file-sharing Web sites will be disappointed, since there are firewalls in place that restrict the speed of downloading. But students are savvy enough to find downloading programs that aren’t affected, so it’s usually not a problem. There is also a U-drive, in which students can share anything they want with the whole campus, but it is closely monitored, so you will be let down if you attempt to find cheat sheets or pornography on there. On the whole, students are very reliant on the laptops and printers they receive and use them for school work as well as recreational stuff, such as instant messaging.

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Computers at Ursinus College

Raisin1234

'13

Biology

4.6
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Labtops

Everyone gets a school issued labtop and printer as part of there tuition. They are decent and tech support will fix any problems.

Dec 06, 2011

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Anonymous19426

'13

Liberal Arts and Humanities

5.0
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Great Laptop Program

Every student receives a state-of-the-art laptop computer, and the wireless network on campus is fairly reliable.

Jan 11, 2011

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“The computers in the labs could...

“The computers in the labs could use some work, but we all have laptops, and that’s nice.”

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Facts

Special Software & Hardware Discounts

A variety of discounted software is available to students through the Dell Special Offers Web site.

Free Software

Each incoming freshman receives a new Dell Latitude laptop with a 40 GB hard drive and a CD-RW/DVD drive. Along with the laptop, each student receives a laser printer, Microsoft Office Professional (with Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, Picture Manager, and FrontPage), Microsoft Internet Explorer, and additional specialized software, all free of charge.

Did You Know?

Ursinus computer labs are lacking because of one little detail—every incoming student gets a laptop and printer.

The College has been named a Yahoo! Most Wired College and was listed as one of the nation’s “Most Connected Campuses” in 2004 and 2005 by Forbes.

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