Pace University Software and Hardware Resources: A Comprehensive Guide
Pace University provides a wide array of software and hardware resources to its students, faculty, and staff. This article aims to provide a structured overview of these resources, including software availability, hardware recommendations, and support information.
Computing Needs: Tiered System
Pace University categorizes users into two tiers based on their computing needs:
Tier 1 Users
These are standard users whose daily tasks require basic system applications with low system requirements. Examples of applications used by Tier 1 users include:
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Access, etc.)
- Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Project
- Web-based applications
- Adobe Acrobat Pro
- Panopto
- SPSS and SAS (basic analysis)
- Zoom
- Creative Cloud (Photoshop, etc. - small basic projects)
Tier 2 Users
These users require advanced system applications with specific system requirements beyond those of Tier 1 models.
Tier 2 Hardware Options
Option 1: [Cost: $751.21 with University Replacement Program]
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Processor: Apple M4 chip with 10 core CPU, 10 core GPU, 16 core Neural Engine
Memory: 16GB unified memory
Video Card: M3 10-core GPU
Storage: 512GB SSD Storage
Screen: 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display with True Tone
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Optical Drive: NONE
Operating System: macOS Sequoia
Color: Silver
Web Cam: 12MP Center Stage Camera
Speakers: Stereo Speakers
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Warranty: 4 Year AppleCare+
Battery: Integrated 53.8-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
Weight: 2.7lbs
Faculty Members receive One (1) Apple Digital A/V Adapter and Apple MacBook University Replacements.Optional: carrying case, external optical drive, Thunderbolt 3/USB Type-C Adapters, and additional monitors are not included and must be purchased separately.
Option 2: [Cost: $1,281.21 with University Replacement Program]
Processor: Apple M4 Pro chip with 12-core CPU, 16-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine
Memory: 24GB unified memory
Video card: Apple M4 Pro chip 16-core GPU
Hard drive: 512GB SSD storage
Screen: 14.2-inch (diagonal) Liquid Retina XDR Display; 3024-by-1964 native resolution at 254 pixels per inch
Optical Drive: NONE
Operating System: MacOS Sequoia
Color: Space Black
Web Cam: 1080p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers: Stereo Speakers
Warranty: 4 Year AppleCare+
Battery: 72.4-watt lithium-polymer battery
Computrace Theft Protection
Weight: 3.5lbs
Note: This device contains Three (3) Thunderbolt 5/USB Type-C ports only.
Option 3: Dell Pro Slim Desktop [Departmental Full Price: Cost: $901.82]
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 5 235 vPro(R) (13 TOPS NPU, 14 cores, up to 5.0GHz)
Memory: 16GB: 1 x 16GB, DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s, non-ECC
Video Card: AMD Radeon(TM) RX 6300, 2GBGDDR6, low profile, 2 DP
Hard Drive: 512 GB SSD
LCD Monitor: See Options Below
Optical Drive: NONE
Operating System: Windows 11 Education
Color: Black
Speakers: Internal Speakers
Warranty: 5 Year Basic Hardware Service
Optional: Upgraded memory up to 64GB, Upgraded 1TB Solid State Drive.
Option 4: Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch [Departmental Full Price w/o dock: $2,148.00]
- Processor: Apple M4 Pro chip with 12-core CPU, 16-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine
- Memory: 24GB unified memory
- Video card: Apple M4 Pro chip 16-core GPU
- Hard drive: 512GB SSD storage
- Screen: 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display
- Optical Drive: NONE
- Operating System: MacOS Sequoia
- Color: Space Black
- Web Cam: 1080p FaceTime HD camera
- Speakers: Stereo Speakers
- Warranty: 4 Year AppleCare+
- Battery: 72.4-watt lithium-polymer battery
- Computrace Theft Protection
- Weight: 3.5lbs
Note: This device contains Three (3) Thunderbolt 4/USB Type-C ports only. Standard USB Flash drives and devices require adapters to be functional.Optional: Upgraded 128GB memory, Upgraded storage up to 8TB, Upgraded M4 chips (Pro and Max cores).
IT Support
Pace ITS staff provides different levels of support for various software, systems, and applications:
- Full Support (FS): Pace ITS staff provides full support.
- Limited Support (LS): Pace ITS staff will make a concerted effort to provide assistance or offer alternative resources if applicable. Software, systems, or applications that are not listed below are considered unsupported applications. ITS will make a concerted effort to provide assistance for unsupported applications.
Pace Web-Based Systems Compatibility
For internal Pace web-based systems, the latest versions of Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome are recommended. Older and unlisted web browser versions are not currently supported.
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