UMKC Information Services →  Minimum Hardware Standards

UMKC Desktop Support recommends the replacement of campus microcomputers using a three to four-year life-cycle approach. To provide a uniform method for evaluating the suitability of an existing computer on campus, the following table has been devised:

	PC Minimum Hardware Standards

	Macintosh Minimum Hardware Standards

* Hard Drive size ultimately contingent upon application / data size and usage.

Any computer that falls below the minimum recommendations set forth in this table should not be considered a suitable candidate for the following practices:

• Hardware Upgrade
• Machine Transfer or "Trickle-Down"