Brown Standard Computer Configurations

CIS has developed a list of recommended desktop and laptop computer configurations that work best in Brown's Computing environment. To view the standard and recommended minimum configurations, please visit Brown's Computer Recommendations page. The recommended models are fully supported by CIS and were selected to ensure a long life cycle as well as maximum compatibility with the software available from CIS and with Brown's network.

If you have purchased a new computer with an image provided by Brown, please review the link below for setup instructions.

• Dell Computers with a Brown standard image
• Contents of Dell standard image

If you have a computer without an image provided by Brown, please review the the appropriate link for getting connected to the Brown network ("Getting Online @ Brown") on the CIS documentation page.

Should you need software that was not provided as part of the standard image, you may select from the list of titles provided on Brown's Software Distribution page.