CSULB Minimum Hardware Standards

Overview

The following minimum hardware standards are intended to be a consistent baseline for all university-owned Windows and Macintosh computers. College and department approved applications can be added to this base standard as appropriate.

Laptops

Windows - (Revised Date 05/22/2025)

Refer to Dell Purchase Process for a guide on purchasing items from Dell Premier.

Employee 

Family of Products:

• Dell: Pro, Pro Max, Pro Plus, Latitude, Precision
• HP: EliteBook, ZBook
• 14 and 16 inch models

Tablet Standards (Revised Date 05/22/2025)

Audio/Visual Standards (Revised Date 06/02/2017)

Printer Minimum Standards (Revised Date 02/28/2017)

• Printers- HP Selection Utility
  • Business Models must be selected
• Energy Star® / EPEAT®
  • Not required, but preferred